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A railing system for printed circuit boards, an apparatus and method advantageously allow modular arrangements of printed circuit boards (PCBs) in a shelf and maximize space in a shelf by providing rails on the PCBs that are slidably connectable with card guides in the shelf. The railing system incl

A railing system for printed circuit boards, an apparatus and method advantageously allow modular arrangements of printed circuit boards (PCBs) in a shelf and maximize space in a shelf by providing rails on the PCBs that are slidably connectable with card guides in the shelf. The railing system includes a PCB having two sides, at least one of the sides with electronic components disposed thereon, and at least one rail secured to the PCB, the rail being perpendicular to the sides of the PCB, wherein the rail permits insertion of the PCB into a shelf outfitted with one or more guides for securing the rail and the PCB within the shelf by suspension from the rail and independent of further support. The rail in combination with the one or more card guides provide a crude alignment for mating the electrical components on the PCB with connectors disposed in the shelf. Further, the rail in combination with the one or more card guides conserve space within the shelf by permitting contiguous PCB installation within the shelf.

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A railing system for printed circuit boards, an apparatus and method advantageously allow modular arrangements of printed circuit boards (PCBs) in a shelf and maximize space in a shelf by providing rails on the PCBs that are slidably connectable with card guides in the shelf. The railing system incl

A railing system for printed circuit boards, an apparatus and method advantageously allow modular arrangements of printed circuit boards (PCBs) in a shelf and maximize space in a shelf by providing rails on the PCBs that are slidably connectable with card guides in the shelf. The railing system includes a PCB having two sides, at least one of the sides with electronic components disposed thereon, and at least one rail secured to the PCB, the rail being perpendicular to the sides of the PCB, wherein the rail permits insertion of the PCB into a shelf outfitted with one or more guides for securing the rail and the PCB within the shelf by suspension from the rail and independent of further support. The rail in combination with the one or more card guides provide a crude alignment for mating the electrical components on the PCB with connectors disposed in the shelf. Further, the rail in combination with the one or more card guides conserve space within the shelf by permitting contiguous PCB installation within the shelf. 9920400, Wozney et al.; US-5108753, 19920400, Kubersampath et al.; US-5108755, 19920400, Daniels et al.; US-5108922, 19920400, Wang et al.; US-5110604, 19920500, Chu et al.; US-5116738, 19920500, Wang et al.; US-5118667, 19920600, Adams et al.; US-5120322, 19920600, Davis et al.; US-5124155, 19920600, Reich; US-5128136, 19920700, Bentley et al.; US-5128326, 19920700, Balazs et al.; US-5133755, 19920700, Brekke; US-5137669, 19920800, Leonard et al.; US-5141905, 19920800, Rosen et al.; US-5143730, 19920900, Fues et al.; US-5162114, 19921100, Kuberasampath et al.; US-5162430, 19921100, Rhee et al.; US-5164368, 19921100, Recker; US-5166058, 19921100, Wang et al.; US-5168050, 19921200, Hammonds, Jr. et al.; US-5169837, 19921200, Lagarde et al.; US-5171217, 19921200, March et al.; US-5171574, 19921200, Kuberasampath et al.; US-5171579, 19921200, Ron et al.; US-5171670, 19921200, Kronenberg et al.; US-5185152, 19930200, Peyman; US-5187076, 19930200, Wozney et al.; US-5192741, 19930300, Orsolini et al.; US-5196185, 19930300, Silver et al.; US-5197977, 19930300, Hoffman, Jr. et al.; US-52