Patent ID: 8325488

Claim:
An electrical assembly for an electronic device, the electrical assembly comprising: a first card module having a front end connector and an opposite back end connector, a card extending between the front end connector and the back end connector, the first card module configured to be removably inserted into a first opening formed in a front face of the electronic device; a second card module having a front end connector and an opposite back end connector, a card extending between the front end connector and the back end connector, the second card module configured to be removably inserted into a second opening formed in the front face of the electronic device; a first header mounted on a first circuit board of the electronic device, the first header having an electrical contact electrically coupled to the first circuit board, the electrical contact configured to engage the back end connector of the first card module; a second header mounted on a second circuit board of the electronic device, the second circuit board spaced a distance from the first circuit board and extending generally parallel to the first circuit board, the second header having an electrical contact electrically coupled to the second circuit board, the electrical contact configured to engage the back end connector of the second card module; and a rail system extending between the first and second headers and the first and second openings formed in the front face of the electronic device, the rail system configured to receive the first and second card modules inserted into the first and second openings and to align the back end connectors of the first and second card modules with the electrical contacts of the first and second headers, respectively, so that the back end connectors of the first and second card modules engage the electrical contacts of the first and second headers, respectively, wherein the first card module electrically communicates with the first circuit board and the second card module electrically communicates with the second circuit board, the first and second card modules removable from the rail system through the first and second openings.