Patent ID: 8305706

Claim:
A movable connector system for coupling a connector to a removable disk drive inserted in an array of removable disk drive bays, the movable connector system comprising: a first member, the first member oriented in a vertical position parallel with the array, the first member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first member supported at a base of the first member; a second member, the second member oriented in a vertical position parallel with the array and parallel with the first member, the second member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second member supported at a base of the second member; a movable armature movably connected to the second member and the first member, the movable armature operable to move vertically along the second member and the first member; a movable connector assembly movably connected to the movable armature, the movable connector assembly operable to move horizontally along the movable armature, the movable connector assembly including the connector; and a cable connected to the connector of the movable connector assembly and to a system controller, the cable electrically connecting the removable disk drive connected to the connector with the system controller.