Adaptable computer card I/O connection
US6913470B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/10189
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The computer motherboard-mounted card such as a dual-head graphics card has two I/O connectors and two footprints positioned one behind the other for accommodating two different output types. A right-angle, vertical edge, I/O connector mounted in a selected one of the two footprints. The I/O connector can be selectively connected to a farther one of the two footprints from a vertical edge of the computer card and be provided with a correspondingly horizontally elongated body.
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