Patent ID: 8009435

Claim:
An enclosure system for substantially enclosing an expansion card therein of the type having an edge connector at a front portion thereof and having a rear edge on a side opposite the front portion thereof, the connector having with a plurality of spaced conductive elements for connection to socket or socket-like receptacle on a motherboard comprising: a substantially closed housing defining an interior volume for containing a substantial portion of an expansion card therein, the housing including a first sub-housing having a rear portion and a front portion and a second sub-housing having a rear portion and a front portion, the rear portion of the first sub-housing and the rear portion of the second sub-housing having interengaging formations for connecting the rear portions of the first and second sub-housings together and for defining a channel for receiving a rear edge portion of an expansion card therein, the respective front portions of the first sub-housing and the second sub-housings holding a portion of the expansion card rearwardly of the connector therebetween, and a first end plate attached to respective first ends of said first and second sub-housings and a second plate attached to respective second ends of said first and second sub-housings.