CORD ORGANIZING APPARATUS FOR AN IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20100013362A1
• Filed: 07/17/2009
• Published: 01/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: InFocus Corporation (Lap-Shun Hui, MBA)
• Inventors: Valentine, Chris, Han, Danny, Woolf, Robert David, Kruse, Ross
• Application Number:
  US12/505,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20100013362A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 312/223.100
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/223 each support having one transverse base for supporting the pipes F16L3/23, F16L3/237 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/72 Means for accommodating flexible lead within the holder
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 11/00 Arrangements of electric cables or lines between relatively-movable parts
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/32 using mounting clamps
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/39 Cord and rope holders

Abstract

An image display device is provided with a cord organizing apparatus. The image display device includes a housing enclosing electronic componentry, a plurality of analog, digital, or power cords coupled to and extending from the electronic componentry, and a cord organizing apparatus coupled to the housing. The cord organizing apparatus includes a plurality of teeth and at least a first tooth opening and a second tooth opening sized to removably retain the cords.

Claims

1. An image display device comprising:

a housing enclosing electronic componentry;

a plurality of analog, digital, or power cords removably coupled to and extending from the electronic componentry; and

a cord organizing apparatus coupled to the housing, the cord organizing apparatus including a plurality of teeth and at least a first tooth opening and a second tooth opening sized to removably retain the cords.

2. The image display device of claim 1, wherein the first tooth opening is different in size and/or geometry than the second tooth opening.

3. The image display device of claim 1, wherein each tooth opening is defined by a first and a second surface and at least a portion of the first surface is parallel to at least a portion of the second surface.

4. The image display device of claim 3, wherein at least a portion of the first surface and/or the second surface includes a protrusion extending toward the adjacent surface, the protrusion sized to secure a cord included in the plurality of cords.

5. The image display device of claim 1, wherein the cord organizing apparatus is integrally molded into the housing of the electronic device.

6. The image display device of claim 1, wherein the cord organizing apparatus is hingedly connected to the housing.

7. The image display device of claim 1, wherein the cords are coupled to the electronic componentry via an electronic interface configured to enable detachment and attachment of the cords from the electronic device.

8. The image display device of claim 1, wherein a first section of the cord organizing apparatus proximate to the first tooth opening is different in appearance from a second section of the cord organizing apparatus proximate to the second tooth opening.

9. The image display device of claim 1, wherein the analog cords includes at least one phono connector and/or tip, ring, sleeve connector and the digital cords includes at least one universal serial bus connector and/or port connector.

10. An image display device for generation and projection of an image, the image display device comprising:

a housing enclosing a light assembly, an image generation device, and electronic componentry configured to generate an image for projection;

a plurality of removable analog, digital, or power cords coupled to and extending from the electronic componentry; and

a cord organizing apparatus for selectively customizing a cord arrangement, the cord organizing apparatus having two or more teeth and at least a first tooth opening sized to removably retain at least one analog, digital, or power cords;

wherein the tooth opening is defined by a first surface and a second surface and at least a portion of the first surface and second surface are substantially parallel.

11. The image display device of claim 10, further comprising a second tooth opening defined by a third and a fourth surface, wherein the first opening is further defined by a first adjoining surface and the second opening is defined by a second adjoining surface.

12. The image display device of claim 11, wherein the first adjoining surface is curved.

13. The image display device of claim 11, wherein the first adjoining surface is perpendicular to one of the first surface.

14. The image display device of claim 10, wherein at least a portion of the teeth include protrusions extending towards an adjacent surface configured to secure the removable cords.

15. The image display device of claim 10, wherein the cords includes one or more wires surrounded by a flexible housing.

16. The image display device of claim 10, wherein the cords are configured to provide an image, audio, and/or power connection to at least one external device.

17. The image display device of claim 10, wherein the removable cords are coupled to the electronic componentry via an electronic interface configured to allow attachment and detachment of the removable cords from the image display device.

18. A cord organizing apparatus for arranging cords from a projection device, the cord organizing apparatus comprising:

a body;

a plurality of teeth and teeth openings, each tooth opening sized to removably retain a detachable cord, at least a portion of the teeth include a protrusion extending towards an adjacent tooth configured to secure a removable cord;

wherein the teeth openings are each defined by a first and second surface and at least a portion each of the first and second surfaces are substantially parallel.

19. The cord organizing apparatus of claim 18, wherein the body is hingedly connected to the projection device.

20. The cord organizing apparatus of claim 18, wherein at least one tooth is a different size than a second tooth.