Timothy Paul Spencer

US Patent:

8472178, Jun 25, 2013

Filed:

Oct 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/908995

Inventors:

Corey D. Hartman - Hutto TX, US
Brian T. Whitman - University Place WA, US
Peter Heinrich - Milton WA, US
Russell Smith - Taylor TX, US
Scott Munroe Deane - La Center WA, US
Timothy Spencer - Georgetown TX, US

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

H05K 7/04

US Classification:

36167931, 36167932, 36167901, 36167902

Abstract:

A memory retention and support system includes a memory chassis. A board is mounted to the memory chassis. A memory connector is mounted to the board and includes a pair of guide members at opposite distal ends of the memory connector and a pair of opposing outer walls extending between the guide members. A connector reinforcing member engages the memory connector to urge the guide members toward each other and to urge the opposing outer walls toward each other. A damping member is operable to be positioned adjacent to and spaced apart from the memory connector in order to engage a memory module when the memory module is coupled to the memory connector. The connector reinforcing member and the damping member act to resist a discontinuities between a plurality of memory contacts on the memory module and a plurality of connector contacts on the memory connector.