MULTIPLE-IN-ONE RETAINING SEAT

• US 20050202717A1
• Filed: 03/09/2004
• Published: 09/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Haicom International Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Haicom International Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Liou, Chii-Moon
• Granted Patent: US 7,052,312 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/529
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations

Abstract

A multiple-in-one retaining seat comprises a retaining seat; two lateral front sides of the retaining seat being installed with two frames; a lower side of the center of the retaining seat being installed with a receptacle for receiving the personal digital assistant; an interface cartridge inserted in the retaining seat for transferring received signal to the personal digital assistant through the retaining seat; a circuit board installed in an embedding groove at an upper end of the backside of the retaining seat; the circuit board being connected to a slot seat; a lateral side of the embedding groove being protruded with a mask for receiving a speaker; the speaker being electrically connected to the circuit board for providing a hand free function; a slot being formed in the slot seat for receiving the interface cartridge; and two guide posts are installed on the retaining seat for positioning the interface cartridge.

Claims

1. A multiple-in-one retaining seat comprising:

a retaining seat;

two lateral front sides of the retaining seat being installed with two frames;

a lower side of the center of the retaining seat being installed with a receptacle for receiving the personal digital assistant;

an interface cartridge inserted in the retaining seat for transferring received signals to the personal digital assistant through the retaining seat;

a circuit board installed in an embedding groove in an upper end of the backside of the retaining seat;

the circuit board being connected to a slot seat thereabove;

a lateral side of the embedding groove being protruded with a mask for receiving a speaker;

the speaker being electrically connected to the circuit board for providing a hand free function;

a slot being formed in the slot seat for receiving the interface cartridge; and

two guide posts being installed on the retaining seat for positioning the interface cartridge as the interface cartridge being received in the slot.

2. The multiple-in-one retaining seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interface cartridge being formed with a cover, a cartridge body, and a cover plate;

the cartridge body is installed in a middle portion of the interface cartridge;

a front end of the cartridge is installed with the cover and a rear end thereof is installed with the cove plate;

the cover and the cove plate encloses the front the rear sides of the cartridge body;

a front side of the cartridge body is formed with a hollow groove for receiving a memory card.

3. The multiple-in-one retaining seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interface cartridge is replaceable;

the slot seat and interface cartridge are updated so as to connect the retaining seat and the interface cartridge rapidly.

4. The multiple-in-one retaining seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein a wireless transmission device is installed in the interface cartridge for storing received data in the memory card.

5. The multiple-in-one retaining seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the embedding groove at an upper end of the backside of the retaining sea is protruded with the mask for receiving the speaker;

the speaker is electrically connected to the circuit board for providing a hand free function;