Patent ID: 7239507
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for reducing gaps associated with mounting peripheral cards in a computer system, the apparatus comprising: a chassis; a frame, the frame mounted on the computer system chassis, wherein the frame includes at least one opening adjacent to a peripheral card slot; wherein the frame includes a plurality of tabs arranged around the opening, wherein the tabs on one side of the opening are staggered with respect to the tabs on the other side of the opening; and a shield bracket, the shield bracket configured for coupling to a peripheral card mountable in the slot, wherein the shield bracket is slidable between a retaining portion of each of the plurality of tabs and a surface of the frame to cover the opening, and wherein, when covering the opening, the shield bracket is retained by the plurality of tabs; wherein the frame and the shield bracket are made of a flexible electrically conductive material.