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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2001
Steven D. Sheldon, Auburn, CA (US);
David R. Cowles, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Melissa S. Gedraitas, Vancouver, WA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A socket apparatus for receiving and supporting a plug-in module in a host device such as a peripheral device. The socket apparatus is mounted and fully supported by a printed circuit board and requires no additional support from the host device chassis or by a cosmetic case or housing. The apparatus is elevated relative to the printed circuit board so that valuable real estate on the board is not appreciably diminished by the apparatus. The apparatus provides an effective low impedance REI ground path, provides support to the host electrical connector and minimizes a number of parts and tolerance stack-up.