Screen extenders

• US 7,283,353 B1
• Filed: 09/30/2004
• Issued: 10/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aurellius Jordan, Uvalda Jordan
• Original Assignee: Aurellius Jordan, Uvalda Jordan
• Inventors: Jordan, Uvalda, Jordan, Aurellius
• Primary Examiner(s): LEA EDMONDS, LISA S
• Application Number:
  US10/952,835
• Time in Patent Office: 1,111 Days
• Field of Search: 361/681, 361/683, 345/1.3, 248/122.1, 248/917
• US Class Current: 361/679.27
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1649 the additional display being independently orientable, e.g. for presenting information to a second user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1654 the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/64 Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers furniture aspects of television cabinets A47B81/06
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/917 Video display screen support

Abstract

A system that allows connection of extension panels to a main output panel. The extension panels are attachable and removable from the main output panel. The extension panels receive power and/or data from electrical connectors on the main output panel, and function to extend the data display capability of the main output panel, and may be used autonomously with stored data and/or its own CPU.

Claims

1. An output panel extension system comprising:

a main output panel,

said main output panel having at least one edge,

at least one extension panel,

said extension panel comprising means for displaying data, and

said extension panel having a housing, which supports said means for displaying data,

means for supplying power to said at least one extension panel,

means for supply data to said at least one extension panel,

means for removably attaching said at least one extension panel to said main output panel, and

wherein said means for removably attaching said at least one extension panel is a projection on said at least one extension panel, and a cylinder on said main output panel, and

wherein said projection and said cylinder contain complimentary electrical connectors.

2. The output panel extension system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said system has a plurality of said extension panels.

3. The output panel extension system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said system has means for preventing unwanted debris from entering said cylinder.

4. The output panel on system as claimed in claim 3 wherein said means for preventing unwanted debris from entering said cylinder is a plug approximately the same size as said cylinder.

5. The output panel extension system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cylinder in said main output panel is circular.

6. The output panel on system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for removably attaching said at least one extension panel is a projection on said at least one extension panel, and a cylinder on said main output panel, and

said cylinder comprises a band at atop and bottom of said cylinder and a sleeve extending between and being connected to said bands.

7. The output panel extension system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said sleeve and said bands are rotatably connected.

8. The output panel exon system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for removably attaching said at least one extension panel to said main output panel comprises at least one slot in said main output panel, and

said at least one extension panel fits into said at let one slot, and

said at least one extension panel and said main output panel have means for electrically interconnecting said at least one extension panel and said main output panel.

9. The output panel extension system as claimed in claim 8, wherein at least a portion of said at least one extension panel fits into said at least one slot.

10. The output panel extension system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said means for electrically interconnecting said at least one extension panel and said main output panel is a flexible connection.

11. The output panel extension system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said at least one extension panel slides into and out of said at least one slot.