Patent ID: 6544052
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An equipment rack, comprising:an electronic module having a rear connector and having an undersurface; a shelf for receiving and supporting said electronic module; a backplane having a complementary connector for matingly engaging said rear connector along an insertion axis; an extraction tool coupled to said shelf and to said module for disengaging said rear connector from said complementary connector, said extraction tool producing an extraction force having a first component substantially along said insertion axis and a second component substantially perpendicular to said insertion axis; and a hold-down bracket coupled to said module and slidably engaging said shelf to counteract said second component until said rear connector disengages from said complementary connector, said hold-down bracket comprising: a cross-member having an upper surface and a lower surface, said lower surface for fixedly engaging said undersurface; and at least one longitudinal member extending from said cross-member, said longitudinal capable of being spaced from said undersurface to form a receiving channel when said cross-member fixedly engages said undersurface.