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An apparatus for restricting a card within a card cage. The apparatus includes a clamping mechanism for frictionally restricting the facing sides of the card so as to restrict the card within the card cage and an actuating mechanism coupled to the clamping mechanism for actuating the clamping mechan

An apparatus for restricting a card within a card cage. The apparatus includes a clamping mechanism for frictionally restricting the facing sides of the card so as to restrict the card within the card cage and an actuating mechanism coupled to the clamping mechanism for actuating the clamping mechanism.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for restricting a card within a card cage, the card having sides the apparatus comprising:a clamping mechanism for frictionally restricting facing sides of the card so as to restrict the card within the card cage; andan actuating mechanism coupled to the clam

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for restricting a card within a card cage, the card having sides the apparatus comprising:a clamping mechanism for frictionally restricting facing sides of the card so as to restrict the card within the card cage; andan actuating mechanism coupled to the clamping mechanism for actuating the clamping mechanism, wherein the actuating mechanism includes:a clamp actuator receiver cooperatively coupled to the clamping mechanism so that the clamping mechanism frictionally restricts the card responsive to a force upon the clamp actuator receiver; anda clamp actuator movably coupled to one of the clamping mechanism and the clamp actuator receiver, the clamp actuator capable of transferring an initial force applied to the clamp actuator to the clamp actuator receiver, the clamp actuator continuously applying a force to the clamp actuator receiver, thereby causing the clamping mechanism to continuously and substantially restrict the card from moving; and whereinthe clamping mechanism includes clamping fingers;the clamp actuator receiver includes clamp actuator protrusions; andthe clamp actuator receiver and the clamping mechanism are cooperatively coupled so that the clamping fingers displace inwardly to frictionally restrict the card responsive to an outward force applied to the clamp actuator protrusions by the clamp actuator.