Patent ID: 7083444

Claim:
A daughterboard for electrical connection to a connector of an information processing system having a housing, the daughterboard comprising: a printed circuit board, said printed circuit board having a lower edge and an upper edge opposite said lower edge, said printed circuit board including adjacent said lower edge a complementary connector configured to mate with said connector of the information processing system; a first lever pivotably mounted to said printed circuit board, said first lever being pivotable about a first axis between an open position, in which said first lever will not interfere with said housing during removal of said daughterboard from said connector, and a closed position, in which said first lever will interfere with said housing to prevent removal of said daughterboard from said connector; and a rigid latch member pivotably mounted to said printed circuit board, said latch member being pivotable between a latch position and an unlatch position, said latch member being pivotable about a second axis substantially perpendicular to said first axis, said latch member being capable of retaining said first lever in the closed position when said latch member is in the latch position, and said latch member permitting said first lever to be moved to the open position when said latch member is in the unlatch position.