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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1999
Paul T. Tirrell, Uxbridge, MA (US);
Erik Nelson, Upton, MA (US);
Edward Claprood, Southboro, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A housing receives a printed circuit board and a plurality of daughter boards. The housing has two opposing sidewalls, a floor, and a ceiling. The sidewalls extend from opposing sides of the floor to opposing sides of the ceiling. The opposing sidewalls, the floor and the ceiling defining an opening for receiving a daughter board within slots in the floor and the ceiling. A movable ceiling member attaches to the sidewalls. The ceiling, the movable ceiling member and the sidewalls define an opening for receiving a printed circuit board, such as a backplane, when the movable ceiling member is in an unsecured position. The movable ceiling member is aligned with the ceiling when the movable ceiling member is in a secured position. The movable ceiling member includes a fastener that secures the printed circuit board. The movable ceiling member accommodates printed circuit boards having various thicknesses.