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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Applicant:
Donald Lewis, Richmond, CA (US);
Inventor:
Donald Lewis, Richmond, CA (US);
Assignee:
Force10 Networks, Inc., San Jose, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lever assembly for use with electronic modules has a handle lever with a self-sprung cantilevered handle section. The cantilevered handle section can be flexed with respect to the non-cantilevered portion of the handle lever during module insertion to automatically engage a catch that prevents the handle lever from inadvertently or accidentally being released and unseating the module. Once the flexing force is removed, compression of the handle section remains at the catch, such that the handle section continues to apply leverage force in the closure direction to hold the module securely in place.