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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a variable insertion force circuit pack latching system comprising a latch assembly mounted on the front of a circuit pack and adapted to couple to a trough block mounted on a bay frame. The trough block has a hook-shaped tongue adapted to conversely couple to the latch assembly to secure the circuit pack in the installed position.