Patent ID: 7364447

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a guide plate selectively securable in a position adjacent a first electronic connector on a motherboard; a mounting plate positioned generally parallel to the guide plate, wherein the mounting plate is vertically slidably secured to the guide plate; a mechanical linkage coupled between the guide plate and the mounting plate, wherein the mechanical linkage comprises a pair of parallel pivot arms having a first end pivotally coupled to the guide plate, a link arm pivotally coupled to a second end of the pivot arms a pair of parallel positioning arms, and a positioning handle coupled to a pivot arm, the link arm, or a positioning arm, wherein each positioning arm has a first end pivotally coupled to the link arm and a second end pivotally coupled to the mounting plate; and an electronic circuit board fixedly coupled to the mounting plate, the electronic circuit board having a second electronic connector selectively mateable with the first electronic connector, wherein actuation of the mechanical linkage causes the mounting plate and circuit board to move vertically over a distance sufficient to insert and remove the second electronic connector relative to the first electronic connector.