Patent ID: 6980440

Claim:
A card guide for use in guiding a circuit board with respect to a chassis, the card guide comprising: a guide rail extending along the card guide in a first direction; an end portion configured for removably attaching the card guide to the chassis; a finger extending in a second direction, the finger having a shape and size to allow interconnection with an adjacent card guide, the finger defining an endpoint of a space allowing airflow in a third direction past the card guide; and one or more additional fingers, each having a shape and size to allow interconnection with an adjacent card guide, and each defining an endpoint of a space allowing airflow in a third direction past the card guide; wherein said fingers extend from generally opposite sides of said guide rail, said fingers extending from one side of said guide rail pointing generally upwardly and said fingers extending from the generally opposite side of said guide rail pointing generally downwardly, wherein said fingers pointing generally upwardly are interconnectable with corresponding generally downwardly pointing fingers of an adjacent card guide, and said fingers pointing generally downwardly are interconnectable with corresponding generally upwardly pointing fingers of another adjacent card guide.