Press/Push USB Flash Drive With Deploying And Retracting Functionalities With Elasticity Material And Fingerprint Verification Capability
First Claim
1. A portable computer peripheral apparatus comprising:
- an elongated housing having a wall defining a first opening and an end portion defining an end opening;
at least one electronic device mounted inside of the housing;
a fingerprint sensor movably connected to the housing and electronically connected to said at least one electronic device;
a plug connector movably connected to the housing and electronically connected to said at least one electronic device; and
positioning means for manually moving the fingerprint sensor and the plug connector between a first position, in which the fingerprint sensor is positioned inside of the housing and the plug connector is covered by a portion of the wall, and a second position in which the fingerprint sensor is exposed through the first opening and the plug connector extends through the end opening such that both the fingerprint sensor and the plug connector are exposed outside of the housing.
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Abstract
A pen-type computer peripheral device includes an elongated housing containing a PCBA having a plug connector and a fingerprint sensor mounted thereon. The PCBA is secured to a positioning member that is actuated by way of a press-push button that is exposed through a slot defined in a wall of the housing. By pressing and pushing (sliding) the press-push button along the slot, the fingerprint sensor and the plug connector are moved between a retracted position, in which the fingerprint sensor is positioned inside of the housing and the plug connector is covered by a portion of the housing wall, and a deployed position in which the fingerprint sensor is exposed through the slot and the plug connector extends through a front housing opening such that both the fingerprint sensor and the plug connector are exposed outside of the housing.
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26 Claims
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1. A portable computer peripheral apparatus comprising:
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an elongated housing having a wall defining a first opening and an end portion defining an end opening;
at least one electronic device mounted inside of the housing;
a fingerprint sensor movably connected to the housing and electronically connected to said at least one electronic device;
a plug connector movably connected to the housing and electronically connected to said at least one electronic device; and
positioning means for manually moving the fingerprint sensor and the plug connector between a first position, in which the fingerprint sensor is positioned inside of the housing and the plug connector is covered by a portion of the wall, and a second position in which the fingerprint sensor is exposed through the first opening and the plug connector extends through the end opening such that both the fingerprint sensor and the plug connector are exposed outside of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A portable computer peripheral apparatus comprising:
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an elongated housing including a first housing wall defining a slot, a second housing wall disposed opposite to the first housing wall, and an end portion defining an end opening;
a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) mounted inside of the housing, the PCBA including at least one electronic device and a plug connector that is electronically connected to said at least one electronic device; and
a positioning member including;
a base portion that is fixedly connected to the PCBA;
a flexible wall that is integrally connected to the base portion and disposed adjacent to the first housing wall, a first locking structure that is fixedly disposed on the flexible wall;
first and second slide rails fixedly connected to the base portion and disposed adjacent to the second housing wall; and
a press-push button that is fixedly disposed on the flexible wall, wherein the positioning member is movably disposed inside the housing such that a portion of the press-push button extends through the slot and is exposed outside the housing, such that when the press-push button is pressed into said housing, the first and second slide rails contact the second housing wall and the flexible wall is bent from an original shape such that the first locking structure is biased away from the first housing wall, and when said press-push button is subsequently released, the flexible wall resiliently returns to the original shape and the first locking structure is pressed against the first housing wall. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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