Patent ID: 8472179
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An electronic device comprising: a housing forming a bay sized to hold a removable component of the electronic device, wherein the housing includes an opening to the bay configured to receive the removable component in a non-vertical direction relative to the bay, and wherein the housing includes a base configured to support the housing in an upright position, including during insertion and removal of the removable component; an actuation mechanism adjacent to a lower portion of the bay, wherein the actuation mechanism is configured to translate the removable component in a vertical direction relative to the bay and away from the base to electronically couple the removable component to the electronic device; and one or more electrical connectors within the bay, wherein the removable component is electronically coupled to the electronic device via the electrical connectors when the actuation mechanism vertically translates the removable component to a raised position that seats the removable component within the electronic device.