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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2003
Joshua M. Boggs, Round Rock, TX (US);
Joel J. Jaramillo, Austin, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and system couples first and second circuit boards, such as a daughterboard coupled to a motherboard, in a parallel configuration by aligning connectors disposed on each circuit board's surface, inserting a retention post from the first circuit board through an opening in the second circuit board, and compressing the circuit boards together with a retaining member that couples at adjustable points of the retention post and presses against the second circuit board at the connectors. For instance a bow spring accepts a threaded retention post and has arms extending from a raised portion so that the arms align with the connectors. A compressing force applied to the bow spring by a thumbscrew tightened on the threads is spread substantially evenly to each connector so that the connectors insert into each other along the retention post axis.