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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald Ronald Gough, Houghton Regis, GB;
James Robert Kitchen, Tadley, GB;
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/12 ;
Abstract
A circuit board mount is provided for mounting a circuit board in an electronic equipment housing. The mount is mountable on a surface within the housing and includes a slot for receiving and supporting the circuit board at a first height with respect to the housing surface. The mount further comprises at least one upstand of a second height higher than that of the circuit board, whereby a component can be supported on the upstand without contacting the circuit board. The mount is thus able to support the circuit board and to protect the circuit board during handling of other components within the housing.