Patent ID: 7394652

Claim:
A card adapter module for electrically connecting a peripheral card to a computing platform through an input/output slot in a chassis housing the computing platform, the computing platform having at least one platform connector, the card adapter module comprising: a card connector adapted to receive the peripheral card along a first insertion axis; a peripheral connector electrically connected to said card connector, said peripheral connector adapted to receive a platform connector of the computing platform along a second insertion axis extending through the input/output slot in the chassis, the second insertion axis different than the first insertion axis, whereby the peripheral card is electrically coupled to the computing platform when the card connector receives the peripheral card and the peripheral connector receives the platform connector; and a housing that supports the card connector and the peripheral connector, wherein the peripheral card includes at least one flange portion and the housing has at least one flange portion configured to receive and station the at least one flange portion on the peripheral card.