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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:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1999
Bao Le, Orange, CA (US);
Greg Kabenjian, Duarte, CA (US);
Gateway, Inc., North Sioux City, SD (US);
Abstract
A circuit card guide comprising a base defining at least one base slot for placement in alignment over a corresponding expansion slot on a computer system motherboard, incorporates one or more insert guides positioned in cooperation with the base slot such that when a user attempts to insert a circuit card by feel, due to partial or complete visual obstruction of the expansion slot by other computer system components, a connector edge of the circuit card can be received by the circuit card guide within a greater range of tolerance than the width of the expansion slot alone, and the connector edge can be guided by the one or more insert guides through the base slot and into the desired expansion slot.