Patent ID: 7352592

Claim:
An apparatus for a circuit assembly having a first side and a second side, comprising: a first plate adapted to hold the first side of the circuit assembly and including a first hinge mount; a second plate adapted to hold the second side of the circuit assembly and including a second hinge mount; a hold-down adapted to interlock the circuit assembly to one of the first plate and the second plate; a sliding lock adapted to secure the first plate to the second plate, and a hinge connected to the first hinge mount and the second hinge mount; wherein the sliding lock secures the first plate and second plate in a first mode of operation, and releases the first plate in a second mode of operation, and wherein the hold-down is operable in the second mode of operation to interlock the circuit assembly to the first plate in a first state, and interlock the circuit assembly to the second plate in a second state.