Patent ID: 6816383
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A pluggable cartridge for inserting a circuit card into an enclosure without operator access to the enclosure interior, the cartridge comprising:a top portion; a first wall configured to secure the circuit card thereon for movement in unison therewith; a second wall, said first and second walls having a bottom edge and a top edge, said top edge of said first wall movably secured to said top portion, said top edge of said second wall removably secured to said top portion by snap-fit means, the circuit card being housed within and protected by said first and second walls so as to be moveable with respect to said bottom edge of said second wall; a tail stock bezel removably secured by said snap-fit means at one end of said second wall and said top portion; a handle movably connected to said top portion so as to be movable between a first position and a second position, a portion of said handle being operably attached to said first wall by an articulated mechanical linkage such that movement of said handle to said first position causes said printed circuit card secured to said first wall to move to a position proximate said bottom edge and such that movement of said handle to said second position causes said printed circuit card to move to a position remote from said bottom edge.