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Electrical power/signal connection structure for single housing computer system

  • US 5,822,181 A
  • Filed: 08/30/1996
  • Issued: 10/13/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer system, comprising:

  • a housing structure for housing a display unit, a power supply, and a docking bay receptacle for accommodating an insertion of a computer body, said housing structure having a front panel providing a visual display of information from said display unit and a back panel having mounted thereon a dual purpose connector plug for enabling electrical power and signal connections between said display unit, said power supply and said computer body;

    said computer body having a front panel and a back panel, and including thereon said back panel a dual purpose connector socket for electrically communicating with said dual purpose connector plug, when said computer body is inserted into the docking bay receptacle of said housing structure; and

    said dual purpose connector socket being integrally mounted on the back panel of said computer body so that, when said computer body is inserted into the docking bay receptacle of said housing structure, said dual purpose connector plug as plugged into said dual purpose connector socket remains visible to a person assembling said computer system.

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