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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2002
Peter Serjack, Stittsville, CA;
Stefano De Cecco, Ottawa, CA;
Alcatel Canada Inc., Ottawa, CA;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for mounting a plurality of circuit card guides on a circuit card cage. The cage has two pairs of end fingers at each end of a mounting surface, and an arch proximate the center thereof. Each card guide has end tabs and a central medial tab having a lateral edge. One set of end fingers is engaged with one of the set of end tabs and the card guide is flexed in the plane thereof to shorten the distance between the ends of the end tabs and fit the other pair of end tabs under the other pair of end fingers. Unflexing the guide fit the tabs under the end fingers. The card is flexed transverse to the plane thereof so the edge of the tab is beyond the arch allowing the guide to unflex so that the tab is moved under the arch.