Flash Drive With Spring-Loaded Retractable Connector
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1. A portable computer peripheral apparatus comprising:
- an elongated housing defining a first opening and a front end portion defining a second opening;
at least one electronic device mounted inside of the housing;
a plug connector movably connected to the housing and electronically connected to said at least one electronic device; and
a spring-loaded mechanism including an actuating button protruding through the first opening for manually moving the plug connector between a first position, in which the plug connector is positioned inside of the housing, and a second position in which the plug connector extends through the end opening such that both the plug connector is exposed outside of the housing,wherein the spring-loaded mechanism includes a resilient member for biasing the plug connector between the first position and the second position.
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Abstract
A pen-type computer peripheral device includes an elongated housing containing a PCBA having a plug connector. 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. A spring-loaded mechanism includes a spring and a locking mechanism that locks the connector in a retracted position and a deployed position, and the spring biases the connector from the retracted position to the deployed position, or vice versa.
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1. A portable computer peripheral apparatus comprising:
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an elongated housing defining a first opening and a front end portion defining a second opening; at least one electronic device mounted inside of the housing; a plug connector movably connected to the housing and electronically connected to said at least one electronic device; and a spring-loaded mechanism including an actuating button protruding through the first opening for manually moving the plug connector between a first position, in which the plug connector is positioned inside of the housing, and a second position in which the plug connector extends through the end opening such that both the plug connector is exposed outside of the housing, wherein the spring-loaded mechanism includes a resilient member for biasing the plug connector between the first position and the second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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