Quick connect/disconnect cable apparatus for computer peripherals
First Claim
1. A quick connect/disconnect cable apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a first housing component and a second housing component, the first housing component being separable from the second housing component at an interface;
the first housing component having first connecting parts at the interface and the second housing component having corresponding mating second connecting parts at the interface;
wherein the first housing component further includes a plurality of ports located on at least one first housing component surface, the plurality of ports being adapted to allow a plurality of peripheral computer devices to connect to the plurality of ports;
wherein the second housing component further includes means for allowing a plurality of cables to connect between the second housing component and a computer,wherein the apparatus further comprises the cables in a single shielded cable and a single computer peripheral connector attached to the single shielded cable, the computer peripheral connector being adapted to connect to a peripheral computer port of the computer,wherein the second housing component has a power connection port external to the interface on a side other than the interface and connected to the means for allowing the plurality of cables to connect between the second housing component and the computer.
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Abstract
A quick connect/disconnect cable apparatus is provided having a housing with a first housing component and a second housing component. The first housing component is separable from the second housing component at an interface. The first housing component has first connecting parts at the interface. The second housing component has corresponding mating second connecting parts at the interface. The first housing component further includes a plurality of ports located on at least one first housing component surface. The plurality of ports are adapted to allow a plurality of peripheral computer devices to connect to the plurality of ports. The second housing component further includes means for allowing one or more cables to connect between the second housing component and a computer.
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28 Claims
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1. A quick connect/disconnect cable apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a first housing component and a second housing component, the first housing component being separable from the second housing component at an interface; the first housing component having first connecting parts at the interface and the second housing component having corresponding mating second connecting parts at the interface; wherein the first housing component further includes a plurality of ports located on at least one first housing component surface, the plurality of ports being adapted to allow a plurality of peripheral computer devices to connect to the plurality of ports; wherein the second housing component further includes means for allowing a plurality of cables to connect between the second housing component and a computer, wherein the apparatus further comprises the cables in a single shielded cable and a single computer peripheral connector attached to the single shielded cable, the computer peripheral connector being adapted to connect to a peripheral computer port of the computer, wherein the second housing component has a power connection port external to the interface on a side other than the interface and connected to the means for allowing the plurality of cables to connect between the second housing component and the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A quick connect/disconnect cable apparatus and computer system assembly comprising:
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a housing having a first housing component and a second housing component, the first housing component being separable from the second housing component at an interface; the first housing component having first connecting parts on a first housing component surface of the interface, and the second housing component having corresponding mating second connecting parts on a second housing component surface of the interface; wherein the first housing component further includes a plurality of ports located on at least one first housing component surface, the plurality of ports being adapted to allow a plurality of peripheral computer devices to connect to the plurality of ports, the plurality of ports providing all periphery port connections for the second housing component; wherein the second housing component is a computer system, the computer system having a peripheral computer port for allowing the first housing component to attach, the peripheral computer port being on said second housing component surface, the computer system having no other peripheral ports other than said peripheral computer port. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A peripheral port connector device comprising:
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a body; a plurality of ports on a first side of the body for providing all periphery port connections for a computer having no other periphery port connections; and a computer port connector on a second side of the body, the computer port connector having a plurality of male leads and/or female lead holes, or a card connector and/or card connector slot, wherein the computer port connector is adapted to connect directly to a peripheral computer port of the computer, the peripheral computer port having a corresponding plurality of male leads and/or female port holes or a corresponding card connector and/or card connector slot for allowing the computer port connector to attach. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a first housing component and a second housing component, the first housing component being separable from the second housing component at an interface; the first housing component having first connecting parts at the interface and the second housing component having corresponding mating second connecting parts at the interface; wherein the first housing component further includes a plurality of ports located on at least one first housing component surface, the plurality of ports being adapted to allow a plurality of peripheral computer devices to connect to the plurality of ports; wherein the second housing component further includes means for allowing one or more cables to connect between the second housing component and a computer, wherein the second housing component includes a second housing component port external to the interface on a side other than the interface, wherein the second housing component port is connected only to said means for allowing the one or more cables to connect between the second housing component and the computer. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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