Patent ID: 7170753

Claim:
An interface enhancing apparatus, comprising: a first component configured to be mechanically mated, removably and orthogonally, with an interface panel of a modular platform board, the interface panel having first one or more interfaces positioned thereon for interfacing first one or more devices to the modular platform board; a second component orthogonally joined with the first component, enabling the second component to be substantially parallel with and spaced apart from the interface panel when the first component is removably and orthogonally mated with the interface panel, the second component having second one or more interfaces configured for interfacing second one or more devices with the modular platform board; the second component having a first face facing away from the interface panel and an opposite second face facing the interface panel; the second one or more interfaces are positioned on the second face of the second component; and the second component defines a space relative to the interface panel of the modular platform board that is sufficient to protectively accommodate cabling for interfacing the first and second devices to the first and second one or more interfaces respectively, and the space being accessible from either side of the second component.