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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:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
David G. Lund, Byron, MN (US);
Scott A. Shurson, Kasson, MN (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/50 ; H01R 1/3625 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/50 ; H01R 1/3625 ;
Abstract
An autodocking assembly for use with a circuit board includes a card holder adapted to accommodate and secure one of a plurality of electronic cards therein, and a pivot arm attached to the card holder which is adapted to pivot such that an edge connector of the one electronic card in the card holder docks with a corresponding slot connector on the circuit board.