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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2008
Joel Jaramillo, Round Rock, TX (US);
Vibora Sim, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Joel Jaramillo, Round Rock, TX (US);
Vibora Sim, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
According to some embodiments, a method of connecting a first and second mateable connector to each other may comprise (a) grossly aligning a first connector piece (e.g., male or female) and a lever unit (or cam platform) fixed to a first information handling system component with a second connector piece (e.g., male or female) and a cam platform (or lever unit), respectively, fixed to a second information handling system component, (b) inserting at least a portion of a guide pin into a guide receptacle, (c) moving at least a portion of a camming end of a cam lever across a camming surface of a cam shaft, and (d) translating the lateral movement across the camming surface into vertical movement to press together the first and second connector pieces.