Patent ID: 7066765

Claim:
An electronic module capable of being selectively received within an opening of a port of a host device, the module comprising: a housing having an interior portion that at least partially encloses a printed circuit board capable of electrically interfacing with the host device when the module is operatively received within the port, the housing having at least one outside face; at least one shielding tab disposed on the at least one outside face of the housing, the at least one shielding tab depending outwardly from the housing and being angled with respect to the housing such that, when the housing is operatively received within the port, at least a portion of the shielding tab is disposed inside the port such that the at least one shielding tab contacts an edge of the opening of the port while at least a portion of the shielding tab remains outside the opening of the port; a latch mechanism comprising: a lock pin; and a bail that is operatively attached to the module so as to be selectively moveable between at least a first and a second position, the bail further comprising: a cam portion, the cam portion capable of causing the lock pin to engage the module within the port when the bail is placed in the first position, and capable of causing the lock pin to disengage the module within the port when the bail is placed in the second position; and a lever portion configured to allow removal of the module from the port when the bail is in the second position by applying a pulling force to the lever portion, wherein a portion of the latch mechanism of the module is configured to engage a second edge of the opening of the port to provide EMI shielding.