Patent ID: 8517771

Claim:
A user-replaceable electrical connection system comprising: a. a housing having a mounting point, a guide feature on each side of the housing and a tab feature for aiding in fitting the housing in a fixed position relative to an electronic device; b. a mounting element having a mounting aperture for receiving a fastener mechanically coupled to the housing, wherein the housing is removably coupleable to an electronic device having a first circuit board, wherein the mounting element comprises a second circuit board; c. an external electrical connector mechanically coupled to the mounting element, wherein the mechanical coupling between the external electrical connector and the mounting element is configured to fail when a predetermined minimum force is applied to the external electrical connector; d. an internal electrical connector electrically coupled to the external electrical connector via the second circuit board, wherein the internal electrical connector is configured to be removably, electrically coupled to the first circuit board in the electronic device, and the failure of the mechanical coupling of the external connector to the mounting element isolates the predetermined minimum force from the internal connector; and e. wherein the mechanically coupling of the external connector to the mounting element comprises one of gluing, epoxying, brazing, welding, encasing, integrally forming, press-fitting, snap-fitting and fastening with threaded fasteners.