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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Erik Nelson, Upton, MA (US);
Edward Claprood, Southboro, MA (US);
Paul T. Tirrell, Uxbridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/14 ;
Abstract
A stiffener supports a printed circuit board during insertion and removal within a slot of a card cage having one or more electrical connectors. The stiffener has a rigid elongated member that defines an elongated channel. The elongated member is adapted to engage an edge of the printed circuit board along the channel. The member has an engagement portion for receiving an applied force, a driver portion for engaging an electrical connecting mechanism, and a translator portion for translating the force from the engagement portion to the driver portion.