Patent ID: 9215808
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: G06F,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A motherboard structure comprising: a motherboard having a rectangular shape, a first side of the motherboard having a cut-away, the cut-away being a rectangular recess inward into the first side; one of either a processor or a processor socket attached to the motherboard; a first series of elongated expansion-card connectors, said series extending perpendicular to the first side of the motherboard, the expansion-card connectors extending parallel to the first side; a motherboard extender having a rectangular shape, a first side of the motherboard extender equal in length to the first side of the motherboard, having a rectangular tab protruding outward; and an extender connector on the motherboard disposed along the first side of the motherboard that engages with a motherboard connector on the motherboard extender disposed along the first side of the motherboard extender for physically and electrically connecting the motherboard to the motherboard extender, wherein at least one expansion card connector of a second series of expansion card connectors is mounted on the rectangular tab of the motherboard extender, wherein the extender connector and the motherboard connector are not placed on the same location as the rectangular tab on the motherboard extender or the cut-away on the motherboard; and wherein the rectangular tab on the motherboard extender is complementary in shape to the cut-away on the motherboard such that the motherboard extender conforms to the motherboard when connected.