Patent ID: 6840801
Filing Date: 2005-01-11
Classification: G06F,G11B,H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A carrier and docking assembly for interconnecting a PC card device to a memory storage device bay of a personal computer, comprising: a docking assembly having a pair of lateral sides for fixing the docking assembly in a memory storage bay, the lateral sides having rails; a carrier slidably and removably mountable in the docking assembly, the carrier having rails that mate with the rails of the docking assembly, the carrier having a front and a rear, the rear has a plug for removably interconnecting the carrier with the docking assembly; a fan mounted in the carrier for cooling the carrier; and a PC card device having adapter circuitry mounted on the carrier and electrically connected with the plug; wherein plural PC cards can engage with the PC card device through plural PC card slots at the front of the carrier.