Patent ID: 7652879

Claim:
A modular component and blank coupling apparatus, comprising: a chassis including a wall; a component bay defined by the chassis and located adjacent the wall; a plurality of guide channels defined by the wall and located adjacent the component bay; a single securing member moveably coupled to the wall adjacent the plurality of guide channels, wherein the single securing member is operable to movably receive both a modular component and a blank in order to secure the modular component and the blank to the chassis, and wherein the single securing member is operable to move out of engagement with the modular component and the blank in order to allow the modular component and the blank to be removed from the chassis; the single securing member including a plurality of coupling channels aligned with the guide channels, and each coupling channel including a first securing surface at a first end of the coupling channel and a second securing surface at a second end of the coupling channel distal from the first end; the blank including a securing member and the modular component including a pair of spaced apart securing members; in response to the blank being inserted into respective guide channels, the securing member engaging the first securing surface; and in response to the modular component being inserted into other respective guide channels, the pair of spaced apart securing members simultaneously engaging the first and second securing surfaces.