Patent ID: 9590368
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H01R,H04B,H05K

Claim:
1. A chassis for an electronics assembly, the chassis comprising: a platform comprising an array of slots for mounting electronic modules; a plurality of side rails mounted on the platform, each of the side rails defining at least one outer edge of one of the slots; a central structure for mechanically supporting corresponding first electrical connectors for respective ones of the slots; and a tray for mounting in a corresponding one of the slots and holding an electronic module, the tray having an interior end and an exterior end opposite the interior end, the tray comprising a second electrical connector supported at or near the interior end of the tray the tray secured laterally by at least one of the side rails, the tray secured at or near the interior end by the second electrical connector engaging a corresponding one of the first electrical connectors; and the tray secured at or near the exterior end by an outer fastener associated with a floor of the platform; and wherein the central structure comprises a central rail and a central floor region that is generally co-planar to the floor and wherein the first electrical connectors reside in the central floor region.