Patent ID: 6256196
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
A system for inserting and removing a circuit board in a computer system, said system comprising:a casing sized and shaped to substantially enclose said circuit board, said circuit board having an internal connector interface for coupling said circuit board to said computer system;said casing having an opening for accessing said internal connector interface;said computer system adapted to allow insertion and removal of said casing containing said circuit board, wherein said computer system comprises a housing having an enclosure, said enclosure having an external opening of a size and shape sufficient to allow insertion of said casing, said computer system further comprising a switch that is actuated to electrically couple said circuit board to said computer system when said casing is inserted into said enclosure, said switch also for electrically decoupling said circuit board from said computer system when said casing is extracted;a receptor in said computer system for coupling with said internal connector interface; andwherein said casing containing said circuit board is inserted through said opening into said enclosure so that said internal connector interface couples with said receptor.