Patent ID: 7002791

Claim:
A method of assembling components, comprising: (a) providing a product having an aperture that is configurable in either a first configuration or a second configuration, the first and second configurations having different form factors; (b) configuring the aperture of the product in one of the first and second configurations; (c) configuring a bracket to match the configuration selected in step (b) such that the bracket has a same form factor as the product, wherein step (c) comprises retaining the movable portion in either said one of the first and second configurations with a retention feature, steps (b) and (c) comprise configuring the aperture and the bracket, respectively, to support either a low profile electronics card or a full height electronics card, step (c) comprises positioning a movable portion of the bracket relative to a base portion of the bracket, step (c) comprises folding the movable portion relative to the base portion, and step (c) comprises positioning the movable portion in a co-planar position relative to the base portion in the first configuration and, in the second position, positioning the movable portion out of plane with respect to the base portion; (d) mounting the configured bracket to the product such that the aperture is covered by the configured bracket; and (e) providing a retention feature on the bracket for retaining the movable portion in either the extended position or the retracted position.