Patent ID: 6906914

Claim:
A computer comprising: a chassis having a first end and an opposite second end; a stop member provided in the chassis; an alignment member extending adjacent the stop member; a backplane displaced from the chassis first and second ends and engaged by an extended portion of the alignment member which extends through the backplane; the chassis having a first component cavity defined on a first side of the backplane and having a second component cavity defined on a second side of the backplane, whereby the backplane separates the first and second component cavities; a component sub-chassis having a first and second end slidably mounted in the chassis in the second component cavity, the sub-chassis first end engaging the backplane and the extended portion of the alignment member; the chassis second end including a recessed flange adjacent the second component cavity and spaced from the backplane; the sub-chassis second end including a second flange aligned adjacent to the recessed flange and spaced therefrom by a gap at the second ends of the chassis and sub-chassis in response to the sub-chassis engaging the backplane; and fastening means for closing the gap at the second end of the sub-chassis and chassis and simultaneously providing a clamping force on the displaced backplane.