Patent · US Expired

Modular external peripheral housing

US6301103A · kind A · utility

23Cited by
25References
6Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 13, 2000
Grant dateOct 9, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 13, 2020

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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