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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2020
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Eric James McKeever, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Edward J. Seminaro, Milton, NY (US);
David P. Graybill, Staatsburg, NY (US);
Thong N. Nguyen, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Wayne A. Barringer, Wallkill, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a connector cover and a lever arm coupled to the connector cover, the lever arm being shaped to accommodate a portion of an activating pin, wherein contact of the activating pin with the lever arm causes a movement of the connector cover from a first position to a second position. The apparatus includes a latch assembly comprising a clamp, the clamp in a clamped position preventing the connector cover from moving from the first position to a second position. The apparatus includes a first bracket with a first indentation, the first indentation being sized to accommodate a portion of a first locating pin, wherein an insertion of the first locating pin into the first indentation moves the clamp from the clamped position to an unclamped position, the unclamped position permitting the connector cover to move when activated by the insertion of the activating pin.