Patent ID: 7104837
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A rotatable Universal Serial Bus (USB) female connector to be installed in a computer case for the connection with a USB male connector, the computer having a circuit board and communicating data with the USB male connector, the rotatable USB female connector comprising: a support base, which is disposed in the computer case and has a first protruding block extending radially toward the center; a shaft sheath, which is pivotally disposed in the support base, and has a second protruding block extending radially outward, so that when the shaft sheath rotates with respect to the support base the first protruding block and the second protruding block touch each other to restrict the rotation angle of the shaft sheath to be smaller than 360 degrees; a USB female connector, which is disposed in the shaft sheath to be connected with the USB male connector for receiving data therefrom; and a conducting wire, which connects the USB female connector and the circuit board and, when the USB female connector and the USB male connector are connected, transfers data from the USB male connector to the circuit board.