Computer interface multiple input connecting device
US5779499A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R31/06
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a computer interface multiple input connecting device for connecting a plurality of peripheral devices to a computer having a plurality of standard elongate expansion slots provided in a rear wall of the chassis of the computer. The connecting device is composed of a housing having approximately the same thickness as the slots so that it can be mounted to the rear wall of the computer over the slots, and it includes means on a front wall for mounting a plurality of input connector sockets, thereby increasing the number of such sockets that could otherwise be mounted in the expansion slot without the connecting device of the present invention.
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