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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:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1999
John W. Ayres, Forney, TX (US);
Vincent Byrne, Mesquite, TX (US);
Timothy F. Conway, Rockwall, TX (US);
Edward C. Fontana, Rockwall, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides a receptacle configured to receive an electronics module for use with an electronics equipment chassis. In one embodiment, the receptacle has a torsion bar, to which is coupled a first planar sidewall with a boss located on an inside planar surface, the boss configured to cooperatively engage a first notch formed on a rear wall of an electronics module. The first sidewall also has a locking slot formed in its front edge lo configured to receive a first locking cam associated with the electronics module, the locking slot cooperating with the locking cam and the boss to create a longitudinal compressive force along the first planar sidewall. A second planar sidewall opposing the first planar sidewall is coupled to the torsion bar.