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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1999
Ronald C. Flamm, Olympia, WA (US);
Anthony P. Valpiani, Graham, WA (US);
Glen P. Gordon, Graham, WA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A card support releasably retains the edges of a plurality of electronic cards in a card guide panel. The card support is formed with a card support bracket and a plurality of card retention tabs connected to the bracket by way of flexible members for releasably retaining the edges of respective cards in guide channels of the card guide panel. The retention tabs have ramps on one side for engagement with the edges of the cards being installed for momentarily moving the tabs back out of the way, allowing the cards to slide past the tabs. Once installed, the opposite sides of the tabs, which are flat, extend over the rear edge of the installed cards to retain them in the guide channels, especially during shock and vibration, including dropping the box upside down.