Patent ID: 9549484
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: G02B,G06F,H04Q,H05K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A blade comprising: a base having a front, a rear, a first side, and a second side; a first circuit board carried by the base, the first circuit board being stationary relative to the base; a second circuit board carried by the base, the second circuit board being movable relative to the base along a guided path, the second circuit board defining a rearwardly-facing connector; a connection arrangement carried by the base, the connection arrangement including an electrical cable extending between a first end and a second end, the first end of the electrical cable being electrically connected to the first circuit board, the second end of the electrical cable being electrically connected to the second circuit board, the electrical cable being sufficiently flexible to accommodate movement of the second circuit board relative to the first circuit board; a plurality of front couplers positioned at the front of the base; and media reading interfaces disposed at front ports defined by the front couplers, each media reading interface including a plurality of electrical contacts accessible from the respective front port, the electrical contacts being isolated from optical signals carried by any optical connector received at the respective front port.