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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2001
Rob W. Sims, Tacoma, WA (US);
Uppalapati V. Ramgopal, Tacoma, WA (US);
Ronald C. Flamm, Olympia, WA (US);
Michael Z. Eckblad, Auburn, WA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, and method for using same, is described for a distributed load board stiffener. The apparatus may include a body having a central axis portion and multiple protusions extending away from the central axis portion towards respective ends. Each of the ends of the protrusions having a mounting point to mount a printed circuit board to a chassis support. The protrusions may operate to mount the board stiffener to a printed circuit board away from trace routing areas disposed centrally on the printed circuit board. The protrusions may operate to distribute a load around a periphery of the printed circuit board.