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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2002
Charles Calvin Byers, Wheaton, IL (US);
Todd Keaffaber, Plano, IL (US);
Andrew F. Scott, North Aurora, IL (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
Mezzanine boards can be added to and removed from a supporting base board mounted in a slot of a shelf adjacent other base boards while the base boards remain in electrical service. Guide rails allow a mezzanine board to be slid into position from the front edge of the base board. The guide rails themselves can be moved to provide a new spacing to accommodate a different width mezzanine board without having to take the supporting base board out of service. Openings in the sides of the guide rails promote the flow of air between the mezzanine board and the base board to provide cooling.