Lipstick-Type USB Device With Tubular Housing
First Claim
1. A lipstick-type portable computer peripheral apparatus comprising:
- a single-piece tubular housing having a front end portion defining a front opening, opposing side walls and opposing upper and lower walls extending from the front end portion and defining an elongated central cavity, and a rear edge disposed at a back portion of the central cavity and defining a rear opening;
sliding rack assembly movably disposed in the tubular housing such that the sliding rack assembly is slidable along a longitudinal axis extending through the elongated central cavity, the sliding rack assembly including;
a carrier including a carrier tray and an elongated positioning rod extending from a rear portion of the carrier tray and a positioning structure disposed on the positioning rod;
at least one electronic device fixedly connected to the carrier; and
a plug connector mounted on the carrier and disposed at a front end of the sliding rack assembly; and
a rear cap assembly connected to the rear edge of the tubular housing, the rear cap assembly including a handle structure that is disposed outside of the tubular housing and an actuator portion disposed inside one of the tubular housing and the handle structure, the actuator portion being operably engaged with the positioning structure such that manual rotation of the handle structure relative to the tubular housing around the longitudinal axis causes the sliding rack assembly to slide inside the tubular housing between a retracted position in which said plug connector is disposed inside of the tubular housing, and a deployed position in which said plug connector is exposed outside said front opening for operable coupling to a host system.
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Abstract
A USB device including a tubular housing and a rear cap assembly including a handle structure that is rotatably connected to the tubular housing to facilitate deploying and retracting a plug connector through a front opening of the housing. The plug connector is fixedly connected onto the front end of a sliding rack assembly that is disposed in housing such that the sliding rack assembly is slidable along a longitudinal axis. The sliding rack assembly includes a carrier including a carrier tray for supporting electronic devices and an elongated positioning rod extending from a rear portion of the carrier tray. The positioning rod is operably engaged with an actuator portion such that manual rotation of the rear cap handle structure relative to the housing around the longitudinal axis causes the sliding rack assembly to slide inside the housing between retracted and deployed positions.
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19 Claims
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1. A lipstick-type portable computer peripheral apparatus comprising:
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a single-piece tubular housing having a front end portion defining a front opening, opposing side walls and opposing upper and lower walls extending from the front end portion and defining an elongated central cavity, and a rear edge disposed at a back portion of the central cavity and defining a rear opening; sliding rack assembly movably disposed in the tubular housing such that the sliding rack assembly is slidable along a longitudinal axis extending through the elongated central cavity, the sliding rack assembly including; a carrier including a carrier tray and an elongated positioning rod extending from a rear portion of the carrier tray and a positioning structure disposed on the positioning rod; at least one electronic device fixedly connected to the carrier; and a plug connector mounted on the carrier and disposed at a front end of the sliding rack assembly; and a rear cap assembly connected to the rear edge of the tubular housing, the rear cap assembly including a handle structure that is disposed outside of the tubular housing and an actuator portion disposed inside one of the tubular housing and the handle structure, the actuator portion being operably engaged with the positioning structure such that manual rotation of the handle structure relative to the tubular housing around the longitudinal axis causes the sliding rack assembly to slide inside the tubular housing between a retracted position in which said plug connector is disposed inside of the tubular housing, and a deployed position in which said plug connector is exposed outside said front opening for operable coupling to a host system. - 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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