Patent ID: 7535697
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A flush mounting docking bay comprising: a body having a cartridge-receiving portion, wherein said cartridge-receiving portion has a rear bounding wall and a front region that defines an opening, and wherein said cartridge-receiving portion further comprises a cartridge-encasing wall extending from said front region to said rear bounding wall; a sled-receiving feature configured to engage a cartridge, wherein said sled-receiving feature is movably coupled with an interior surface of said cartridge-encasing wall, wherein if said cartridge has physical attributes that when inserted into said receiving portion of a flexible docking bay does not enable a holding mechanism to engage said cartridge in a first position, then said cartridge and said sled-receiving feature travel to a second position, and wherein if said cartridge has physical attributes that when inserted into said receiving portion does enable said holding mechanism to engage said cartridge in said first position, then said cartridge and said sled-receiving feature are held in said first position, wherein said flexible docking bay comprises a locking mechanism that secures said cartridge in said first position when engaged.