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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2001
David R. Davis, Jefferson, SD (US);
Cesar D. Castillo, El Paso, TX (US);
Armando Rocha, Canutillo, TX (US);
Richard A. Gibson, El Paso, TX (US);
Thomas H. Carson, South Sioux City, NE (US);
Vernon D. Erickson, Dakota Dunes, SD (US);
Gateway, Inc., Poway, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an apparatus for securing a received tab included on a printed circuit board. The apparatus may include a chassis suitable for containing an electrical component, a card retention member disposed on the external surface of the chassis and a securing member pivotally attached to the card retention member. Additionally, the apparatus may contain a locking system for restraining the securing member in a secured orientation and an angled receiving area on the securing member suitable for forcing the received tab inward towards the chassis.