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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
May. 06, 1999
Brett D Roscoe, Tomball, TX (US);
George D Megason, Spring, TX (US);
Joseph R Allen, Tomball, TX (US);
Compaq Computer Corp., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for coupling a printed circuit board within a printed circuit board cage. The apparatus includes a baseplate and a latch. The baseplate is mounted to the printed circuit board. The latch is rotatably coupled to the baseplate. The latch includes a pivoting portion, a shaft, and a swell nut. The pivoting portion includes an ejector extending from an end of the pivoting portion. The ejector is engageable with the printed circuit board cage. The shaft is coupled to the pivoting portion. The swell nut is coupled to the shaft and engageable with the printed circuit board cage.