Patent ID: 7329152
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A universal serial bus hub comprising: a housing comprising: a middle portion having a first region, a second region located substantially opposite the first region, and a third region located between the first region and the second region; a top portion coupled to the middle portion; and a bottom portion coupled to the middle portion and located opposite the top portion; a power port at the first region; an upstream universal serial bus port at the second region; and a group of downstream universal serial bus ports at the third region, the universal serial bus hub further comprising: a first foot and a symmetric and substantially similar second foot located at opposite ends of the bottom portion; and a recessed first slot and a recessed second slot located at opposite ends of the top portion, wherein the first slot is located above the first region and the first foot; and the second slot is located above the second region and the second foot, and wherein the universal serial bus hub is stackable with a second universal serial bus hub; the second universal serial bus hub is substantially similar to the universal serial bus hub; the first slot of the second universal serial bus hub is configured to receive inside the first slot at least a portion of the first foot of the universal serial bus hub and the second slot of the second universal serial bus hub is configured to receive inside the second slot at least a portion of the second foot of the universal serial bus hub when the universal serial bus hub is stacked on top of the second universal serial bus hub, and wherein the first foot and the second foot of the universal serial bus hub and of the second universal serial bus hub and the first slot and the second slot of the universal serial bus hub and of the second universal serial bus hub self-align and self-interlock the universal serial bus hub and the second universal serial bus hub together.