Patent ID: 6296509
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A motherboard assembly comprising:a motherboard, wherein said motherboard includes:a first socket mounted thereon, wherein said first socket has a longitudinal opening therein;a circuit board, wherein said circuit board comprises:a connector, wherein said connector is configured to be inserted into said longitudinal opening in said first socket, said connector formed on one of a first pair of parallel edges of said circuit board;a pair of torque-limiting screws, wherein each torque-limiting screw is mounted along a respective one of a second pair of parallel edges of said circuit board, and wherein said circuit board is secured to said first socket by said pair of torque-limiting screws; anda support structure mounted on said motherboard, wherein the support structure is configured to house a central processing unit (CPU) module connected to the motherboard, wherein a top of said support structure is aligned with said first socket, and wherein said top of said support structure includes:a pair of grooved channels, wherein each grooved channel is formed along a respective one of a first pair of parallel edges on the top of said support structure, and wherein the grooved channels remain substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal opening upon alignment of said top of said support structure with said first socket;wherein said connector is inserted into said longitudinal opening via screwing of said each of said pair of torque-limiting screws into a corresponding one of said pair of grooved channels.