Data storage system including recessed USB port
First Claim
1. A data storage system comprising:
- a computer including a housing enclosing a central processing unit, the housing including an exterior surface that defines a recessed USB port including an internal wall separated from the exterior surface, a USB receptacle formed in the internal wall, and a well extending between the internal wall and the exterior surface of the housing, the USB receptacle in electrical communication with the central processing unit; and
a USB device insertable into the recessed USB port, the USB device including a case defining a first end and an opposing second end and a USB connector extending from the first end of the case;
wherein the well of the recessed USB port is configured to receive substantially an entirety of the case of an inserted USB device such that the second end of the case is substantially coplanar with the exterior surface of the housing.
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Abstract
A data storage system includes a computer and a USB device insertable into the computer. The computer includes a housing having an exterior surface that defines a recessed USB port. The recessed USB port includes an internal wall separated from the exterior surface, a USB receptacle formed in the internal wall, and a well extending between the internal wall and the exterior surface of the housing. The USB receptacle is in electrical communication with the central processing unit. The USB device includes a case defining a first end and an opposing second end and a USB connector extending from the first end of the case. In this regard, the well of the recessed USB port is configured to receive substantially an entirety of the case of an inserted USB device such that the second end of the case is substantially coplanar with the exterior surface of the housing.
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22 Claims
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1. A data storage system comprising:
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a computer including a housing enclosing a central processing unit, the housing including an exterior surface that defines a recessed USB port including an internal wall separated from the exterior surface, a USB receptacle formed in the internal wall, and a well extending between the internal wall and the exterior surface of the housing, the USB receptacle in electrical communication with the central processing unit; and a USB device insertable into the recessed USB port, the USB device including a case defining a first end and an opposing second end and a USB connector extending from the first end of the case; wherein the well of the recessed USB port is configured to receive substantially an entirety of the case of an inserted USB device such that the second end of the case is substantially coplanar with the exterior surface of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of connecting a USB device to a USB port, the method comprising:
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providing a USB device including a case defining a first end and an opposing second end and a USB connector extending from the first end of the case; providing a recessed USB port formed in an exterior surface of a housing of an electronic device; inserting the case of the USB device into a well of the recessed USB port; and connecting the USB connector to a USB receptacle coupled to a base of the well. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A data storage system comprising:
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a computer including a housing enclosing a central processing unit, the housing including an exterior surface that defines a recessed USB port terminating in a USB receptacle that is in electrical communication with the central processing unit; and a USB device including a case defining a first end and an opposing second end and a USB connector extending from the first end of the case, the case insertable into the recessed USB port; wherein an entrance perimeter of the recessed USB port is keyed to accept a single connection orientation of the USB case. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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