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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2005
Eric Adams, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Martin Joseph Crippen, Apex, NC (US);
Pat Gallarelli, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Matthew Scott Henry, Raleigh, NC (US);
Eric Adams, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Martin Joseph Crippen, Apex, NC (US);
Pat Gallarelli, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Matthew Scott Henry, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for installing and retaining an input/output connector without tools is presented. A user removes a module from a computer system in order to add or remove a transceiver. The module includes a housing and a front bezel, whereby a bezel latch attaches the front bezel to the housing. The user depresses the bezel latch to remove the front bezel from the housing. As a result, a retention beam is exposed on the housing that secures transceivers to a circuit board. The user unlatches the retention beam, inserts a transceiver onto a mounting area, and latches the retention beam. The retention beam applies pressure to the transceiver, which results in a coupling of the transceiver to a circuit board included in the housing. In turn, the user attaches the front bezel to the housing via the bezel latch and reinserts the module into the computer system.