Configurable computer chassis port and method of manufacture therefor
Patent 5497292 Issued on March 5, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 14, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
October 14, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesComputer mounting assembly Housing for electronic components Circuit board enclosure with displaceable power supply Modular computer assembly Computer chassis planar/riser card assembly Patent #: 5406453 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 323298 filed on 10/14/1994US Classes:361/818, EMI174/17R, Boxes and housings361/752, With housing or chassis361/796, With housing or chassis361/816, Shielding439/108Grounding of coupling partExaminersPrimary: Phillips, Charles E.Assistant: Whang, Y. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH05K 009/00AbstractA computer chassis having a port adapted to be configured to receive electrical connectors of differing dimensions therethrough and a method of manufacturing such configurable ports. The computer chassis comprises: (1) a chassis wall having a substantially planar portion, the substantially planar portion having a first port therethrough of first predetermined dimensions, the first predetermined dimensions corresponding to external dimensions of a first electrical connector and (2) a partially-sheared punchout section defined in the substantially planar portion of the chassis wall, the punchout section removably coupled to the chassis wall and having an edge contiguous with the first port, the edge forming a portion of a perimeter of the first port and substantially coplanar with the substantially planar portion of the chassis wall, the punchout section selectably removable to create an aperture through the chassis wall, the first port and the aperture cooperating to form a second port through the chassis wall of second predetermined dimensions, the second predetermined dimensions corresponding to external dimensions of a second electrical connector.Field of SearchWith housing or chassisGuiding means Specific chassis or ground With housing or chassis Storage or file cabinet With Shielding Structure Specific alignment or guide means Shielding EMI Boxes and housings Grounding of coupling part INTERMEDIATE MEMBER BETWEEN PRONG AND ENCOMPASSING PLANAR GROUND By shielding Cabinet, housing, or chassis structure | |
