Patent · US Expired

Modular external peripheral housing

US6147859A · kind A · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 18, 1999
Grant dateNov 14, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K5/15
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An external casing having a modular design for encasing a variety of hardware peripherals within an interior compartment formed by releasably engaging upper and lower halves that receive an interchangeable interface panel and allow the passage of air above and below the peripheral, thereby eliminating the need for a cooling fan internal of the casing.

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