Patent ID: 6031715
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
A computer comprising:a printed circuit assembly having printed circuit board with a contact site including an elongated aperture configured to receive a contact edge of a single-edge-contact processor and a plurality of contact pads to operatively connect the processor to circuitry in the printed circuit board;a single-edge-contact processor coupled to the printed circuit assembly at the contact site, the processor having a first side;a memory device operatively coupled to the processor;an input device operatively coupled to the processor;an output device operatively coupled to the processor; anda mounting module to secure the single-edge-contact processor to the contact site, the mounting module having a base attached to the printed circuit board and a component holder attached to the base, the base having a first end and a second end, the component holder being moveable into a lower position in which the component holder and base together have a first height less than a desired shipping height, and the component holder being moveable into a raised position in which the component holder and the base together are configured to secure the processor at the contact site in an assembled position in which the processor and the component holder extend to a second height greater than the desired shipping height, and wherein the component holder comprises a first leg having a lower portion pivotally attached to the first end of the base at a first hinge and a second leg having a lower portion pivotally attached to the second end of the base at a second hinge, each of the first and second legs having a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and an intermediate side between the first and second sides, wherein the first hinge is attached the first side of the first leg, and wherein the second hinge is attached to the first side of the second leg.