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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2001
Brandon A Rubenstein, Loveland, CO (US);
Wallace K Johnson, American Fork, UT (US);
Bradley E. Clements, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a network chassis having a system backplane board, a subassembly backplane board, and at least one connector disposed on each of the system backplane board and subassembly backplane board for electrically connecting the system backplane board to the subassembly backplane board. The chassis includes a mounting mechanism for rotatably coupling the system backplane board to the chassis and defining a path of rotation therefor, and an ejection mechanism mounted to the system backplane board to unseat the connector of the system backplane board from the connector of the subassembly backplane board. The ejection mechanism selectively exerts a force against the chassis that is directed linearly outwardly from and perpendicularly to the system backplane board. The ejection mechanism further comprises a fastener for releasably engaging the system backplane board to the chassis. The system backplane board includes a span extending between the mounting mechanism and the ejection mechanism. The span is selected such that the path of rotation for the system backplane board for a distance sufficient to unseat the system backplane board connector from the subassembly backplane board connector is substantially linear.