Abstract: A computer assembly is described. That computer assembly includes a plate that contains a plurality of receptacles for receiving a plurality of fasteners, and that has a plurality of openings for enabling components to pass through it. The computer assembly also includes a plurality of fasteners, each being coupled to a receptacle, and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is attached to the plate by the plurality of fasteners, and a plurality of components pass through the openings formed in the plate.

Abstract: A computer assembly is described. That computer assembly includes a plate that contains a plurality of receptacles for receiving a plurality of fasteners, and that has a plurality of openings for enabling components to pass through it. The computer assembly also includes a plurality of fasteners, each being coupled to a receptacle, and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is attached to the plate by the plurality of fasteners, and a plurality of components pass through the openings formed in the plate.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a connector system for making electrical connections between connectors disposed at opposite extremities of a logic board to conductors in a respective pair of parallel, spaced-apart backplanes. Movable pin headers containing respective pluralities of pins are disposed on the outer surfaces of the backplanes. The pin headers are capable of assuming either a retracted or an extended position. In the former, the pins offer no interference to the insertion or removal of the logic board between the backplanes. In the latter, the pins traverse both feed-through holes in the backplanes and feed-through socket affixed to the opposed interior surfaces of the respective backplanes to electrically engage the connectors of the logic board, thereby completing circuit paths between the respective backplanes and the logic board.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes an elongated, articulated gasket assembly which finds particular application in the EMI/RFI shielding of the gaps between adjacent panels of a metal cabinet, such as that used in a mainframe computer. The gasket assembly is characterized by its double-action capability, that is, it may be wiped in either direction under a compressive force, without sustaining any damage. Likewise, the gasket assembly exhibits excellent durability during the routine handling of the panels. Finally, since installation of the present gasket assembly does not restrict movement of the panels, a desired panel may be removed during service procedures without affecting any other panel.