Patent ID: 7300306
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A data storage device comprising: a housing formed with a receptacle; one or more storage elements within the housing; a host connector to facilitate attachment of the data storage device to a host computer so that the host computer can access the one or more storage elements, the host connector defining a size relative to the receptacle such that the host connector can fit into the receptacle in the housing; a flexible member to mechanically couple the host connector to the housing, wherein the flexible member defines a length and a flexibility sufficient to allow the host connector to be inserted into the receptacle in the housing, wherein the flexible member extends from a top surface of the housing and the receptacle is formed in the top surface such that the data storage device defines a padlock-like form factor; and a locking mechanism to lock the host connector into the receptacle upon insertion of the host connector into the receptacle, wherein the locking mechanism is located between the receptacle and a mechanical junction of the flexible member and the housing.