Patent ID: 7431607

Claim:
A shockproof image-storing device comprising a mounting guide being a hollow rectangular parallelepiped and having two sides; an open front; an open rear; and two mounting tabs formed respectively on and extending out perpendicular from the sides, and each mounting tab having a rear face; and a connecting rod attached to and protruding from the rear face of the mounting tab and having a proximal end connected to the rear face; and a distal end; a socket assembly adapted to be connected to a source of digital image data, connected to the open rear of the mounting guide and having two ends; a front face having two ends; a rear face; a socket connected to a source of digital image data, protruding from the front face and having two ends; two alignment prongs protruding from the front face respectively outside the ends of the socket; two mounting collars formed respectively on the ends of the socket assembly, protruding from the rear face of the socket assembly and mounted respectively around the connecting rods on the mounting tabs of the mounting guide; two resilient elements mounted respectively around the mounting collars and abutting the rear face of the socket; and a backing panel connected to the distal ends of the connecting rods and holding the resilient elements between the ends of the socket assembly and the backing panel; and a memory module having an outer end; an inner end; two sides; a connector attached to and protruding from the inner end and engaging the socket when the memory module is pressed into the mounting guide; and two alignment holes formed in the inner end, corresponding respectively to and engaging the alignment prongs on the socket assembly to ensure that the connector is properly aligned with the socket.