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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
May. 09, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bao G. Le, Orange, CA (US);
Derek T. Nguyen, San Clemente, CA (US);
David R. Davis, Jefferson, SD (US);
Allan L. Klink, Sioux City, IA (US);
Assignee:
Gateway, Inc., Poway, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A05K 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A05K 5/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for supporting a circuit board within a computer chassis is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a standoff support mounted in a channel so that the standoff can be positioned along the length of the channel by moving or sliding the standoff within the channel. This movable standoff facilitates the mounting of a variety of circuit boards within the same computer chassis.