Patent ID: 7874862

Claim:
A mechanism for electrically connecting a first electronic component to a second electronic component comprising: an actuation mechanism disposed in the first electronic component including a first connector half, and an actuation screw having a head and a threaded end, the actuation screw disposed in the first electronic component wherein rotation of the actuation screw urges the actuating mechanism in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of the actuation screw thereby engaging the first connector half to a second connector half disposed in the second electronic component; wherein the first electronic component comprises: a plurality of linkages, each linkage rotably connected at a first end to the actuating member and rotably connected at a second end to the first electronic component; a linking arm rotably connected to the actuating mechanism at a first arm end; a sliding nut threaded onto the threaded end of the actuation screw, the sliding nut rotably connected to a nut end of the linking arm wherein rotation of the actuation screw moves the sliding nut away from the head of the actuation screw thereby urging the linking arm to push the actuating mechanism, the actuating mechanism moved in the direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the actuation screw.