Patent ID: 7830670

Claim:
A system for selectively removing and installing a peripheral card on a rack cabinet, for the use of peripheral cards with an electronic device, the system comprising: a chassis mounted on the rack cabinet, with the chassis defining an internal chamber; a platform slidingly mounted on the chassis for movement between a first position, wherein the platform is located inside the chamber of the chassis and a second position, wherein the platform is located outside the chamber of the chassis; a plurality of adapters mounted on the platform, with each adapter configured to securely hold a peripheral card on the platform for movement therewith, wherein each peripheral card is substantially flat, is substantially rectangular in shape, and is bounded by a front edge having a length, and a rear edge with a pair of opposed side edges therebetween, and with each adapter presented to establish an electrical connection between the peripheral card and the electronic device; a card guide mounted on the platform for receiving a first side edge of the peripheral card; an adjuster mounted on the card guide for selective engagement of the card guide with the adapter to accommodate the length of the front edge of the peripheral card; an electronic connector mounted on the platform for engagement with the front edge of the peripheral card to establish an electrical connection with the peripheral card; and a mechanical connector affixed to the second side edge of the peripheral card for fixed engagement with the platform to securely hold the peripheral card on the adapter.