Cable management for system peripheral device
US6284978A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0202
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A keyboard includes a Universal Serial Bus hub having at least one downstream port each for connecting with a connector coupled to a cable of a downstream system peripheral device. The keyboard includes a cable receiving channel for receiving at least a portion of the cable of the downstream system peripheral device. The cable receiving channel is an open channel disposed in the bottom surface of the keyboard. The cable receiving channel has sufficient length and depth for receiving a substantial portion of the cable. The cable receiving channel includes a plurality of paths of varying lengths selectable for receiving different lengths of the cable into the channel to adjust the cable slack. The cable can be stacked to overlap in portions of the channel to increase the amount of the cable received in the channel and to reduce the cable slack.
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