Miniature circuit card with retractable cord assembly
First Claim
1. A PCMCIA circuit card, comprising:
- a PCMCIA card housing having a cable passage aperture;
a support for electronic components disposed in said housing; and
a retractable cable having a first end electrically connected to said electronic components and a second end which can be selectively withdrawn from said housing via the cable passage aperture, the second end including a connector for attaching the cable to another connector.
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Abstract
A PCMCIA card includes a support, circuit components for providing faxmodem functions with respect to the support, a housing containing at least part of the support, a retractable cord mechanism at least partly contained in the housing for connecting the electronic component with an external device for communications therewith, the retractable cord mechanism including a cord and a storage mechanism for storing at least part of the cord in the housing, and a connector coupled to the cord for connecting to the external device. Alternate embodiments use optical or radio signal coupling from the PCMCIA card and all embodiments do not require a separate telephone connector to a telephone wall jack.
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15 Claims
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1. A PCMCIA circuit card, comprising:
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a PCMCIA card housing having a cable passage aperture; a support for electronic components disposed in said housing; and a retractable cable having a first end electrically connected to said electronic components and a second end which can be selectively withdrawn from said housing via the cable passage aperture, the second end including a connector for attaching the cable to another connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A PCMCIA circuit card, comprising:
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a PCMCIA card housing having a cable passage aperture; a printed circuit board disposed in said housing; and means for storing a retractable cable within the housing, said cable passing through said cable passage aperture and including a first end disposed within the housing and coupled to the printed circuit board and another end disposed outside the housing and having a connector for coupling to another connector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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