Supportive ground clip for computer system board

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In one embodiment, the present invention is of a supportive ground clip for a computer system board mounted in a computer chassis.
The supportive ground clip includes a base member for providing a grounding connection with said computer chassis, first and second flexible support members attached to opposite ends of the base member and means, attached to the flexible support member, for mounting the supportive ground clip to the computer system board.
Each of the flexible support members includes a contact point for providing a grounding connection with the bottom side of the computer system board and the mounting means includes a pair of contact points for providing a grounding connection with the top side of the computer system board.
The first and second flexible support members are shaped such that compressive forces exerted on the supportive ground clip support the computer system board within the chassis.
In one aspect of this embodiment of the invention, the contact points which provide a grounding connection with the bottom side of the computer system board are biased against the bottom side by the compressive forces exerted on the supportive ground clip.
In another aspect of this embodiment of the invention, the supportive ground clip further includes resiliently bending pivot sections which join the ends of the base to the first and second support members.
In this aspect of the invention, the pivot section absorbs compressive forces exerted on the supportive ground clip to support the computer system board mounted in the chassis.
In still another aspect of this embodiment of the invention, the supportive grounding clip further includes first and second ascending vertical members attached to the first and second support members, respectively.
In this aspect of the invention, the base of the supportive ground clip is arcuately shaped to bias the ascending vertical members against aperture sidewalls included as part of the computer system board.
In another embodiment, the present invention is of a one-piece, integrally formed supportive ground clip for a computer system board supportably mounted on a base of a computer chassis