Patent ID: 6884097

Claim:
An electronic module suitable for use in connection with a host device that includes a port, the electronic module being configured to interface with corresponding structure of the port so as to be removably positioned within the port, and the electronic module comprising: a printed circuit board having circuitry configured to interface with the host device when the module is operatively received within the port; an end connector in communication with at least some of the circuitry and being configured to interface with the port; a housing including a pair of opposing sidewalls that cooperate to at least partially enclose the printed circuit board; and a latch mechanism attached at least indirectly to the sidewalls of the housing and comprising: a pair of opposing sliders, each of which is at least partially received in a respective opposing sidewall of the housing, and the sliders being collectively configured and arranged to facilitate selective engagement of the module with the corresponding structure of the port; and a bail attached to the sliders and to the opposing sidewalls, and the bail being configured and arranged such that motion of the bail results in a corresponding motion of the sliders.