Universal Serial Bus (USB) Flash Drive Having Locking Pins and Locking Grooves for Locking Swivel Cap
First Claim
1. A Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive with locking swivel cap comprising:
- a USB device;
a swivel cap having a top swivel cap face and a bottom swivel cap face,the swivel cap connectably attached to the USB device;
four locking pins, two of which disposed on the top swivel cap face and two of which disposed on the bottom swivel cap face;
two top locking grooves disposed on a top surface of the USB device;
two bottom locking grooves disposed on a bottom surface of the USB device, wherein the locking pins disposed on top swivel cap face couple with the two top locking grooves and the locking pins disposed on the bottom swivel cap face couple with the two bottom locking grooves allowing the swivel cap to lock in an open and closed positions;
a USB connector connected to the USB device to couple said USB flash drive to a host device; and
a fingerprint sensor area disposed on the top side of the USB device, said fingerprint sensor operative to scan fingerprints of a user of the portable flash drive with swivel cap and optional fingerprint verification capability, and allowing access to data stored on the portable flash drive with swivel cap and optional fingerprint verification capability.
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Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention a Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive with locking swivel cap includes a USB device, a swivel cap having a top swivel cap face and a bottom swivel cap face. The swivel cap is connectably attached to the USB device, four locking pins, two of which disposed on the top swivel cap face and two of which disposed on the bottom swivel cap face, two top locking grooves disposed on a top surface of the USB device, and two bottom locking grooves disposed on a bottom surface of the USB device, wherein the locking pins disposed on top swivel cap face coupled with the two top locking grooves and the locking pins disposed on the bottom swivel cap face couple with the two bottom locking grooves allowing the swivel cap to lock in fully open (180 degrees) and fully closed (0 degree). A USB connector is connected to the USB device to couple the USB flash drive to a host device. A fingerprint sensor area is disposed on the top side of the USB device, the fingerprint sensor scans fingerprints of a user of the portable flash drive with swivel cap and optional fingerprint verification capability, and allowing access to data stored on the portable flash drive with swivel cap and optional fingerprint verification capability.
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14 Claims
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1. A Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive with locking swivel cap comprising:
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a USB device; a swivel cap having a top swivel cap face and a bottom swivel cap face, the swivel cap connectably attached to the USB device; four locking pins, two of which disposed on the top swivel cap face and two of which disposed on the bottom swivel cap face; two top locking grooves disposed on a top surface of the USB device; two bottom locking grooves disposed on a bottom surface of the USB device, wherein the locking pins disposed on top swivel cap face couple with the two top locking grooves and the locking pins disposed on the bottom swivel cap face couple with the two bottom locking grooves allowing the swivel cap to lock in an open and closed positions; a USB connector connected to the USB device to couple said USB flash drive to a host device; and a fingerprint sensor area disposed on the top side of the USB device, said fingerprint sensor operative to scan fingerprints of a user of the portable flash drive with swivel cap and optional fingerprint verification capability, and allowing access to data stored on the portable flash drive with swivel cap and optional fingerprint verification capability. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method manufacturing the Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive with locking swivel cap comprising:
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inserting a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) support into a slim USB housing forming a slim USB housing with PCBA support; inserting the PCBA into a slim USB housing with PCBA support to form a slim USB housing with PCBA; inserting a transparent end-cap into the slim USB housing with PCBA to form a slim USB device; placing the slim USB device and a lower transparent pivot block into a lower housing; placing an upper transparent end-block into the lower housing and snapping the upper housing to the lower housing forming the USB device; and connecting the plastic swivel-cap to the USB device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A Universal Serial Bus (USB) device with one-way swivel cap comprising:
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a USB connector disposed at one end of the USB device along a Y-axis; an insertion indicator disposed on the top of the USB connector; two USB interface slots disposed on USB connector, behind the insertion indicator, configured to conform with USB standards; lower and upper plastic housing; a light emitting diode (LED) light disposed on the top plastic housing; a clear, removeably connectable plastic swivel cap having an opening on a lateral side, the clear, removeably connectable plastic swivel cap being rotatably attached to the USB device via a pivot; and a lanyard hole disposed at one end of the clear plastic swivel cap.
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