Patent ID: 7675754

Claim:
A modular electronic system, comprising: a chassis having a device bay including a first connector a modular device configured for insertion in the device bay, the modular device having a second connector for mating with the first connector upon insertion of the modular device into the device bay, wherein the modular device is guided by the device bay to substantially align the first connector with the second connector; one or more retractable locking members disposed on the modular device and one or more respective windows on a chassis wall, wherein the retractable locking members are biased into the respective windows upon insertion of the device into the device bay to releasably lock the modular device within the device bay; and a module release mechanism including a release plate slidably positioned between the modular device and the chassis wall and an actuator coupled to the release plate, wherein the actuator is operable by hand to selectively unlock the modular device from the device bay by moving the release plate into engagement with the locking members to retract the locking members from the respective windows.