Connector scheme to allow physical orientation of a computer peripheral
First Claim
1. An adaptor that enables re-orientation of a peripheral adaptor comprising:
- an Universal Serial Bus (USB) series “
A”
plug with four contacts;
a peripheral interface enabled to allow tho attachment of the peripheral in different physical orientations, the peripheral interface being fixably coupled and electrically connected to the USB plug such that the four contacts are electrically extended to the peripheral interface for access by the peripheral.
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Abstract
An adapter mechanism for facilitating re-orientation of a plug having an original orientation that is unsuitable for a peripheral device is presented. Re-orientation of a peripheral device is possible in an embodiment by advancing a symmetrical interface to another mating position exhibiting a hospitable orientation. An adaptor maintains USB functionality while providing the ability to reorient a fixedly attached peripheral. The adaptor mechanism also allows a USB wireless peripheral device with an antenna to plug directly into the USB receptacle connector on a digital device while orienting the antenna upwards to improve the quality of the transmitted and received signals.
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15 Claims
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1. An adaptor that enables re-orientation of a peripheral adaptor comprising:
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an Universal Serial Bus (USB) series “
A”
plug with four contacts;
a peripheral interface enabled to allow tho attachment of the peripheral in different physical orientations, the peripheral interface being fixably coupled and electrically connected to the USB plug such that the four contacts are electrically extended to the peripheral interface for access by the peripheral. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An adaptor system for rotationally re-orienting a peripheral device fixably connected to a digital device, the adaptor system comprising;
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a Universal Serial Bus (USB) series “
A”
plug with four signal wires;
a custom adaptor interface for electrically extending the signal wires from the plug to the peripheral device;
a peripheral with desired orientation specific parameters; and
a custom peripheral interface for electrically coupling with the adaptor interface such that the extraction force exceeds the extraction force of a USB series “
A”
plug and receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A coupling system for orienting an attached peripheral device, the system comprising:
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a digital device having an interface with a specified orientation;
a peripheral device having an operable orientation;
a connector for electrically and mechanically coupling to the interface to receive communication signals for the peripheral device; and
an orienting coupling interface rigidly attached to the connector, the orienting coupling interface having at least one contact for each signal received by the connector and operably orienting to connect with the attached peripheral device in the desired orientation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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12. The coupling system as recited in clain 11, wherein the selectively attachable peripheral device is configurable as a bluetooth compatible module enabling short-range wireless communication, the peripheral device further comprising:
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a wireless transceiver module electrically connected to the orienting interface; and
a wireless antenna electrically connected to the wireless transceiver module for transceiving the signals generated by the wireless transceiver module.
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15. An adaptor for electrically coupling a peripheral device with a computer, said peripheral device having a peripheral interface with an operable orientation and said computer having a computer interface in a fixed orientation, said adaptor comprising:
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a. a computer interface plug for electrically and mechanically coupling with said computer interface in said fixed orientation;
b. a peripheral interface plug for electrically and mechanically coupling with said peripheral interface in said operable orientation; and
c. a contact coupling electrically and mechanically coupled between said computer interface plug and said peripheral interface plug, said contact coupling rotating one of said computer interface plug and said peripheral interface plug to mechanically and electrically retain said computer interface in said fixed orientation and facilitate said peripheral device in said operable orientation.
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