Patent ID: 7255577

Claim:
A protective cover for a memory circuit card comprising: a pair of cover members for substantially containing the memory circuit card; said cover members being secured to opposite sides of the memory circuit card; said pair of cover members defining a socket-receiving channel between a respective printed-circuit-board (PCB) mating face of said pair of cover members; said pair of cover members including a plurality of positioning, aligning and retaining features for positioning, aligning and retaining the memory circuit card; said positioning, aligning and retaining features including gripper features engaging the memory circuit card in gripping engagement for positioning a portion of the memory circuit card within said socket-receiving channel with another portion of the memory circuit card extending outside said socket-receiving channel; said positioning, aligning and retaining features including features receiving fasteners securing said pair of cover members to the memory circuit card; and said cover members includes latch-engaging features enabling alignment, installation, and removal of the DIMM circuit card from an associated printed circuit board (PCB).