USB connector positioning structure
US8926358B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/748
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A USB connector positioning structure includes a protective casing affixed to a frame shell of a machine case around a USB connector insertion slot for guiding insertion of a male USB connector through the USB connector insertion slot into a plug hole in a female USB connector at a circuit board inside the machine case, and a positioning holder shell pivotally coupled to the protective casing and biasable between a close horizontal position and an opened vertical position and movable along two horizontal guide slots of the protective casing for holding an inserted male USB connector in connection with the female USB connector in the machine case and protecting the inserted male USB connector against external pressure, and holding screws for locking the protective casing and the inserted gale USB connector in position.
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