Patent ID: 6930892

Claim:
A docking apparatus for printed circuit boards comprising: a cassette housing defining a housing cavity for containing a printed circuit board (PCB) and wherein said cassette housing further includes a PCB connector opening disposed so as to be communicated with said housing cavity; and a linkage mechanism disposed so as to be associated with said cassette housing, said linkage mechanism includes: a linkage arm pivotally connected to said cassette housing via a pivot, said linkage arm having a first arm pivotally connected to said PCB, a clevis pivotally connected to said linkage arm via a second arm extending from said first arm, said clevis having an aperture therethrough, a shaft extending through said aperture of said clevis at a first end defining said shaft, said first end configured to operably transfer axial translation of said shaft to said clevis, and an opposite second end defining said shaft includes a thread, and a nut operably secured to said cassette housing, said nut configured to threadably receive said thread for axial translation of said shaft therethrough, wherein rotation of said shaft translates said shaft causing pivotal movement of said linkage arm about said pivot via said clevis causing translation of said PCB in and out of engagement with a corresponding connector.