Lipstick-type USB device
First Claim
1. A lipstick-type portable computer peripheral apparatus comprising:
- a 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;
sliding rack assembly movably disposed in the 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;
at least one electronic device fixedly connected to the carrier;
a plug connector mounted on the carrier and disposed at a front end of the sliding rack assembly;
a rear cap rotatably connected to the housing and including an actuator portion operably engaged with the positioning rod such that manual rotation of the rear cap relative to the housing around the longitudinal axis causes the sliding rack assembly to slide inside the housing between a retracted position in which said plug connector is disposed inside of the 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 housing and a rear cap that is rotatably connected to the 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 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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17 Claims
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1. A lipstick-type portable computer peripheral apparatus comprising:
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a 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; sliding rack assembly movably disposed in the 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; at least one electronic device fixedly connected to the carrier; a plug connector mounted on the carrier and disposed at a front end of the sliding rack assembly; a rear cap rotatably connected to the housing and including an actuator portion operably engaged with the positioning rod such that manual rotation of the rear cap relative to the housing around the longitudinal axis causes the sliding rack assembly to slide inside the housing between a retracted position in which said plug connector is disposed inside of the 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)
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