Patent ID: 8425286

Claim:
A computer, comprising: a housing having an interior portion and an access opening; a quick release access door configured to cover the access opening when the access door is in a closed position and to be tool-lessly placed in and removed from the access opening; and a quick release removable fan module that slides in and out of the interior portion of the housing through the access opening, the fan module making tool-less electrical and mechanical connections with the computer when the fan module is slid into the housing, the fan module making tool-less electrical and mechanical disconnections with the computer when the fan module is slid out of the housing, wherein at least one of the electrical connections is made by a gimbaling electrical connector configured to float relative to a structure to which it is mounted, wherein the gimbaling electrical connector is a friction coupling comprising a first blind mate connector configured to mate with a corresponding second blind mate connector within the interior portion of the housing, the gimbaling electrical connector being on a side of the fan module opposite a side of the fan module closest to the access opening when the gimbaling electrical connector is electrically connected, wherein the fan module is held in place by the access door contacting and frictionally coupling the fan module when the access door is in the closed position such that when the access door is removed the fan module is no longer frictionally coupled to and held in place by the access door, thereby allowing tool-less and quick placement and removal of the fan module to/from the computer.