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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2014
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte, Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Andrew Thomas Junkins, Cary, NC (US);
Paul Artman, Cary, NC (US);
Gerard Francis Muenkel, Raleigh, NC (US);
Vincent Charles Conzola, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD., New Tech Park, SG;
Abstract
An apparatus with deflectable dividers separating peripheral components is disclosed. The apparatus includes a shroud housing coupleable to a circuit board of a computer. In an installed position, the shroud housing facilitates a proper electrical connection between peripheral components and the circuit board. The apparatus also includes at least one deflectable divider that is deflectably mounted to the shroud housing. In the installed position, the at least one deflectable divider is disposed between adjacent peripheral components. The at least one deflectable divider is operably displaced away from a selected peripheral component in a displacement motion by fingers of a user during a component swap operation to allow space for the fingers of the user to grasp the selected peripheral component.