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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2016
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Duong Lu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Robert Wilcox, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Richard Hibbs, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ian Fry, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Arul Ramalingam, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jim Weaver, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tiffany Doria, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A mechanism to mitigate assembly torsion on an electronics assembly is provided. The mechanism including an electronics assembly and a first connector, mounted to the electronics assembly with a lower portion of the first connector proximal to the electronics assembly and an upper portion of the first connector distal to the electronics assembly. The mechanism includes a spring, mounted so as to press the upper portion of the first connector and preload the first connector against assembly force imparted by assembly of the first connector to a second connector. A method to mitigate assembly torsion on an electronics assembly is also provided.