Abstract: A retainer frame for holding a standard printed circuit board or other electronic card is sized and adapted for insertion and removal in tight places. In particular, the retainer frame, together with an actuator bar, is employed in conjunction with a cabinet with guides and a stop mechanism to produce an initially horizontal insertion motion followed immediately by a vertical motion during which electrical connection is made between the card and a corresponding connector in the cabinet.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 13, 1996
Date of Patent:
June 6, 2000
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Steven George Barthel, Edward Francis Furey, Jody Allen Hickey, Wade Harold White