Patent ID: 6771514
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for protecting an electronic card, comprising:a) a protective contact having a contact face that, when said apparatus is in a locked protruding state, makes contact with a first incorrect card slot backplane feature, said contact face extending outward a first distance from a feature of said card that can receive resultant damage if said card is fully inserted into said incorrect card slot, said first distance greater than a second distance between a second incorrect card slot backplane feature that can cause said resultant damage and said first incorrect card slot backplane feature; and b) a guide along which said protective contact slides in order to transition between said locked protruding state and a collapsed state, said protective contact extending less outward from said card in said collapsed state as compared to said locked protruding state so as to allow said card to be fully inserted into a correct card slot.