Patent ID: 7453690

Claim:
An apparatus for interconnecting electronic components, comprising: an enclosure including a first enclosure bay and a second enclosure bay adjacent to the first enclosure bay, wherein the first and second enclosure bays are each configured to receive one or more electronic components; an electronic interface board having a plurality of electronic connectors for selectively interfacing between the one or more electronic components from the first and second enclosure bays; a component module including a chassis for removably receiving one or more electronic components, wherein the chassis is configured for insertion into the first enclosure bay and includes a coupling for securing the electronic interface board on a leading end of the chassis, and an actuator mechanism operatively coupled to the electronic interface board and actuatable from a trailing end of the chassis for selectively raising the electronic interface board so that at least one of the plurality of electronic connectors of the electronic interface board is disposed in the first enclosure bay and at least one of the plurality of electronic connectors of the electronic interface board is disposed in the second enclosure bay.