Flippable I/O port for portable computer
US8274786B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/1656
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An I/O housing holds an I/O port and is pivotable between a housed position, wherein the I/O housing is held snugly flat in a chassis of the computer, and an extended position, wherein the port end of the housing is distanced from the chassis. The I/O housing can mechanically engage an I/O device with the port establishing communication between the I/O device and the computer processor.
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