The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1999
Stephen Gill, Round Rock, TX (US);
Mark S. Manley, Leander, TX (US);
Roy Rachui, Georgetown, TX (US);
Robert C. Sloan, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dell Computer Corporation, Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
An option card retainer (,) includes a first elongated leg member (,) and a second elongated leg member (,). The two leg members (,) are aligned with their upper ends connected by a bridge structure (,). The first leg member (,) includes a first clip structure (,) at its lower end and the second leg member (,) includes a second clip structure (,) at its lower end. A biasing device (,) is located beneath the bridge structure (,) between the first and second leg members. The retainer (,) is fastened over an option card (,) with the biasing device (,) compressed between the bridge structure (,) and a top edge (,) of the option card with the clip structures (,) in a gripping engagement with an underside of the option card connector (,).