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An electronic system includes a first system component having a first connector and a second system component having a second connector. One of the first system component having the second system component pivots between a first position in which the first connector and the second connector are disc

An electronic system includes a first system component having a first connector and a second system component having a second connector. One of the first system component having the second system component pivots between a first position in which the first connector and the second connector are disconnected and a second position in which the first connector and the second connector are connected.

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1. An electronic system comprising:a first printed circuit assembly having a first connector including a male projection configured for the transmission of signals; anda second printed circuit assembly having a second connector including a female receptacle configure for the transmission of signals,

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An electronic system comprising:a first printed circuit assembly having a first connector including a male projection configured for the transmission of signals; anda second printed circuit assembly having a second connector including a female receptacle configure for the transmission of signals, wherein the second printed circuit assembly is pivotably coupled to the first printed circuit assembly by a hinge and wherein at least one the first printed circuit assembly and the second printed circuit assembly pivots between a first position in which the male projection is sufficiently removed from the female receptacle such that the first connector and the second connector are disconnected and a second position in which the male projection is sufficiently received within the female receptacle to connect the first connector and the second connector; anda lever coupled to the first printed circuit assembly and the second printed circuit assembly, wherein rotation of the lever moves the second printed circuit assembly from the first position to the second position. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the second printed circuit assembly extends parallel to the first printed circuit assembly in the second position. 3. system of claim 1 including an extension extending from the second printed circuit assembly and wherein the extension is slidably coupled to the lever. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the second printed circuit assembly is releasably coupled to the lever. 5. The system of claim 3, wherein one of the lever and the extension includes a groove and wherein the other of the lever and the extension includes a projection movable within the groove. 6. The system of claim 1, including a chassis pivotally supporting the second printed circuit assembly. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the second printed circuit assembly is releasably coupled to the chassis. 8. The system of claim 1 including a body coupled to the first printed circuit assembly and pivotally supporting the lever. 9. The system of claim 1 including an actuator configured to pivot the second printed circuit assembly from the first position to the second position. 10. The system of claim 7 including an actuator configured to pivot the second printed circuit assembly from the first position to the second position. 11. The system of claim 1 including an actuator configured to pivot the second printed circuit assembly from the second position to the first position. 12. The system of claim 1, wherein the first printed circuit assembly extends along a first plane and wherein the lever pivots about an axis within the plane or parallel to the plane. 13. The system of claim 1 including:at least one course alignment pin coupled to one of the first printed circuit assembly and the second printed circuit assembly; andat least one course alignment receptacle coupled to the other of the first printed circuit assembly and the second printed assembly, wherein the at least one course alignment pin and the at least one course alignment receptacle mate during pivoting of the second printed circuit assembly towards the first printed circuit assembly and wherein the receptacle at least partially receives the pin prior to engagement of the second connector with the first connector to facilitate alignment of the second connector and the first connector. 14. The system of claim 1 including:a first stop surface coupled to the first printed circuit assembly; anda second stop surface coupled to the second printed circuit assembly, wherein the second stop surface engages the first stop surface when the second connector is connected to the first connector to limit pivoting of the second printed circuit assembly. 15. The system of claim 1 including means coupled to the second printed circuit board for multiplying an applied manual force and transmitting the multiplied applied manual force to the second printed circuit assembly to urge the second printed circuit assembly towards one of the fi rst position and the second position. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the multiplying means multiplies the applied manual force by at least 10. 17. The system of claim 1, wherein the second printed circuit assembly pivots about a horizontal axis. 18. The system of claim 1, wherein the second printed circuit assembly pivots between the first position and the second position about a first axis and wherein the system further includes a lever coupled to the first printed circuit assembly and the second printed circuit assembly, wherein the lever rotates about a second axis parallel to the first axis and wherein rotation of the lever about the second axis moves the second printed circuit assembly between the first position and the second position. 19. The system of claim 1, wherein the second printed circuit assembly pivots between the first position and the second position about a first axis and wherein the system further includes a lever coupled to the first printed circuit assembly and the second printed circuit assembly, wherein the lever rotates about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and wherein rotation of the lever about the second axis moves the second printed circuit assembly between the first position and the second position. 20. A method for connecting and disconnecting a first connector having a male projection configured for the transmission of signals from a first printed circuit assembly to a second connector having a female receptacle configured for the transmission of signals from a second printed circuit assembly, the method comprising:pivoting at least one first printed circuit assembly and the second printed circuit assembly about a hinge towards one another until the male projection is sufficiently received within the female receptacle to connect the first connector to the second connector;pivoting the second printed circuit assembly about the hinge away from the first printed circuit board until the male projection is sufficiently removed from the female receptacle such that the first connector and the second connector are disconnected;applying a first manual force;magnifying the manual force using a lever; andtransmitting the magnified manual force to the second printed circuit assembly to pivot the second printed circuit assembly. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the lever is couple to the second printed circuit assembly and wherein the lever provides a lever arm to magnify the manual force applied to the lever. 22. An electronic system comprising:a system component having a male projection configured for thetransmission of signals;a first printed circuit assembly having a female receptacle configured for the transmission of signals, wherein one of the system component and the printed circuit assembly pivots about an axis defined by a hinge between a first position in which the male projection is removed from the female receptacle and a second position in which the male projection is received within the female receptacle; anda lever coupled to the system component and the printed circuit assembly, wherein rotation of the lever moves said one of the system component and the first printed circuit board between the first position and the second position. 23. The system of claim 22, wherein the system component comprises a second printed circuit assembly. 24. The system of claim 23, wherein the second printed circuit assembly extends parallel to the first printed circuit assembly when said one of the first printed circuit assembly and the system component is in the second position. 25. The system of claim 22 including a chassis pivotally supporting said one of the system component and the printed circuit board. 26. An electronic system comprising:a first system component having a male projection configured for the transmission of signals;a second system component having a female receptacle configured for the transmission of signals, wherein one of the first system component and the second sys tem component pivots about an axis defined by a hinge between a first position in which the male projection is removed from the female receptacle and a second position in which the male projection is received within the female receptacle; anda lever coupled to one of the first component and the second component, wherein pivoting of the lever moves one of the first component and the second component towards the other of the first component and the second component. 27. The system of claim 1 including an extension coupled to the second printed circuit board and extending beyond an edge of the second printed circuit board, wherein the extension is configured to be engaged during pivoting of the second printed circuit board. 28. The system of claim 1 wherein the first connector and the second connector have a mating distance D 1 , wherein the first connector and the second connector have a tolerance of θ degrees and wherein the second connector has a closest signal transmitting mating portion spaced from an axis of the hinge by a distance D 2 >D 1 /tan θ. 29. A system of claim 1, wherein the second printed circuit assembly includes a printed circuit board and wherein the female receptacle faces away from the printed circuit board. 30. The system of claim 1, wherein the first connector has a plurality of male projections including the male projection and wherein the second connector has a plurality of female receptacles including the female receptacle. 31. The system of claim 30, wherein the second printed circuit assembly includes a printed circuit board and wherein each of the plurality of receptacles faces away from the printed circuit board. 32. The system of claim 1, wherein the hinge is coupled to the first printed circuit assembly at a proximal end portion and wherein the first connector is proximate a distal end portion of the first printed circuit assembly. 33. A method of claim 20, wherein the second printed circuit assembly includes a printed circuit board and wherein the female receptacle faces away from the printed circuit board. 34. The method of claim 20, wherein the first connector has a plurality of male projections including the male projection and wherein the second connector has a plurality of female receptacles including the female receptacle. 35. The method of claim 34, wherein the second printed circuit assembly includes a printed circuit board and wherein each of the plurality of receptacles faces away from the printed circuit board. 36. The method of claim 20, wherein the hinge is coupled to the first printed circuit assembly at a proximal end portion and wherein the first connector is proximate a distal end portion of the first printed circuit assembly. 37. The system of claim 26, wherein the female receptacle faces away from the remainder of the second system component. 38. The system of claim 26, wherein the first system component includes a plurality of male projections including the male projection and wherein the second system component includes a plurality of female receptacles including the female receptacle. 39. The system of claim 38, wherein each of the plurality of female receptacles faces away from the remainder of the second system component. 40. The system of claim 29, wherein the hinge is coupled to the first system component at a proximal end portion and wherein the male projection is proximate a distal end portion of the first system component. 41. An electronic system comprising:a first printed circuit assembly having a first connector;a second printed circuit assembly having a second connector, wherein the second printed circuit assembly pivots between a first position in which the second connector is disconnected from the first connector and a second position in which the second connector is connected to the first connector; anda lever coupled to the first printed circuit assembly and the second printed circuit assembly, wherein rotation of the lever moves the second printed circuit assembly from the first position to the second position. 42. An electronic system comprising:a first printed circuit assembly having a first connector configured for the transmission of signals;a second printed circuit assembly having a second connector configured for the transmission of signals, wherein the second printed circuit assembly is pivotably coupled to the first printed circuit assembly by a hinge and wherein the second printed circuit assembly pivots between a first position in which the second connector is disconnected from the first connector and a second position in which the second connector is connected to the first connector; andat least one course alignment pin coupled to one of the first printed circuit assembly and the second printed circuit assembly; andat least one course alignment receptacle coupled to the other of the first printed circuit assembly and the second printed assembly, wherein the at least one course alignment pin and the at least one course alignment receptacle mate during pivoting of the second printed circuit assembly towards the first printed circuit assembly and wherein the receptacle at least partially receives the pin prior to engagement of the second connector with the first connector to facilitate alignment of the second connector and the first connector. 43. A method for connecting and disconnecting a first connector of a first printed circuit assembly to a second connector of a second printed circuit assembly, the method comprising:applying a first manual force;magnifying the manual force using a lever;transmitting the magnified manual force to the second printed circuit assembly to pivot a portion of the second printed circuit board towards the first printed circuit assembly until the second connector is connected to the first connector; andpivoting the second printed circuit assembly away from the first printed circuit board until the second connector is disconnected from the first connector. 44. An electronic system comprising:a first printed circuit assembly having a first connector including a male projection configured for the transmission of signals;a second printed circuit assembly having a second connector including a female receptacle configured for the transmission of signals, wherein the second printed circuit assembly is pivotably coupled to the first printed circuit assembly by a hinge and wherein at least one of the first printed circuit assembly and the second printed circuit assembly pivots between a first position in which the male projection is sufficiently removed from the female receptacle such that the first connector and the second connector are disconnected and a second position in which the male projection is sufficiently received within the female receptacle to connect the first connector and the second connector;at least one course alignment pin coupled to one of the first printed circuit assembly and the second printed circuit assembly; andat least one course alignment receptacle coupled to the other of the first printed circuit assembly and the second printed assembly, wherein the at least one course alignment pin and the at least one course alignment receptacle mate during pivoting of the second printed circuit assembly towards the first printed circuit assembly and wherein the receptacle at least partially receives the pin prior to engagement of the second connector with the first connector to facilitate alignment of the second connector and the first connector. 45. An electronic system comprising:a first printed circuit assembly having a first connector including a male projection configured for the transmission of signals;a second printed circuit assembly having a second connector including a female receptacle configured for the transmission of signals, wherein the second printed circuit assembly is pivotably coupled to the printed circuit assembly by a hinge and wherein at least one of the first printed circuit assembly and the s econd printed circuit assembly pivots between a first position in which the male projection is sufficiently removed from the receptacle such that the first connector and the second connector are disconnected and a second position in which the male projection is sufficiently received within the female receptacle to connect the first connector and the second connector;a first stop surface coupled to the first printed circuit assembly; anda second stop surface couple to the second printed circuit assembly, wherein the second stop surface engages the first stop surface when the second connector is connected to the first connector to limit pivoting of the printed circuit assembly.