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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1999
John Geoffrey Gundlach, Raleigh, NC (US);
Paul A. Wormsbecher, Apex, NC (US);
Abstract
A computer processor cartridge is connected to a socket on a motherboard. The cartridge has a detachable bracket that secures it to a retention mechanism mounted to the board. The bracket is formed from flexible plastic and has a handle with downward depending arms on each end. Each arm has a tooth on its outer surface. The retention mechanism has a base with a pair of upright support posts on its ends. Each post has a hole in its side for receiving the teeth on the bracket. The cartridge and bracket assembly is installed in the retention mechanism pushing down on the handle such that the lower end of the assembly seats between the support posts. When the teeth engage the holes in the support posts, the assembly is locked in place and the cartridge is connected to the socket. The assembly is disconnected by pulling up on the handle. The plastic bracket elastically flexes so that the arms pivot the teeth out of the holes. Additional upward force on the handle pulls the cartridge out of the socket so that the assembly can be completely removed from the retention mechanism.