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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jose Luis Huerta, Austin, TX (US);
Nathan Daniel Gruber, Rochester, MN (US);
Bruce Edwin Baker, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 2/400 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 2/400 ;
Abstract
An automatic power docking mechanism for establishing a power connection between a computer electronic subsystem and a power distribution board within a computer chassis is provided. In one embodiment, the power docking mechanism includes power pads electrically coupled to a power distribution board and a housing with slotted openings secured over the power pads. The housing's slotted openings are configured to receive power bus bars from a computer subsystem and hold the bus bars in contact with the power pads.