US 6,981,886 B1
Sliding levered handles engaging and pushing memory modules into extender-card socket
Ramon S. Co, Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (US); and David Sun, Irvine, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Kingston Technology Corp., Fountain Valley, Calif. (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2005, as Appl. No. 10/906,319.
Application 10/906319 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/905276, filed on Dec. 23, 2004.
Int. Cl. H01R 13/62 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 439—160 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A memory module socket comprising:
a memory module connector socket having a slot for receiving a connector edge of a memory module, the slot having metal contacts for contacting metal contacts by the connector edge of the memory module;
the memory module connector socket having a middle portion having the slot and having end portions on opposing sides of the middle portion;
a levered handle pivoting near the end portion of the memory module connector socket;
an axis of the levered handle, the levered handle pivoting around the axis in an insertion direction, the levered handle also sliding over the axis in a sliding movement; and
a notch engager on the levered handle, the notch engager positioned to engage a notch on an edge of the memory module when the memory module is partially inserted and the levered handle is slid over the axis in the sliding movement;
wherein the notch engager exerts a downward force on the notch of the memory module when the levered handle is pivoted around the axis in the insertion direction, the downward force on the notch causing the memory module to be forced into the slot of the memory module connector socket;
whereby the memory module is forced into the slot by the notch engager on the levered handle being pivoted in the insertion direction.