Patent ID: 7254040
Filing Date: 2007-08-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to connect and disconnect a daughter card, the apparatus comprising: a locking member disposed near a proximal edge of a daughter card comprising a catch and configured to bias the catch; a base disposed on a planar surface of a mother card and comprising a channel that receives the locking member and a stop that engages the biased catch wherein the channel and the stop secure the locking member to the base; a handle with a proximal and a distal end disposed on the top edge of the daughter card, the proximal end of the handle coupled to the locking member and the handle configured to urge the locking member to connect with the base as the handle urges the daughter card toward the base and to urge the locking member to disconnect from the base as the handle urges the daughter card from the mother card; and an actuator disposed on the proximal end of the handle configured to unbias the locking member and disengage the catch from the stop responsive to the handle urging the daughter card from the mother card.