Patent ID: 9711886
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A holding mechanism for a software device or secure digital card in a controller, comprising: a receptacle in a controller; and a door that closes or opens an entry to the receptacle; and wherein: the receptacle can hold a software device or secure digital (SD) card; the door has slots which line up with slots of the receptacle; when the door closes and opens, the slots of the door slide along the slots of the receptacle and close off a volume in the receptacle from an external environment of the controller; the door has hooks that prevent removal of the door when the door is slid to a position of being wholly open; the door has to slide down completely for removal or insertion of the SD card; the controller has to be removed from a panel, rail or holder that provides a source of power to the controller before the door can be slid down completely; and removal of the controller from the panel, rail or holder disconnects the power from the controller.