Patent ID: 6040979
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
Electronic apparatus comprising:a housing having an internal area and a wall opening inwardly through which a device may be operatively inserted into said internal area; electronic circuitry operatively disposed within said housing and being electronically mateable with the inserted device; anda single closure member carried by said housing at said wall opening and being:(1) resiliently biased toward a first position in which said closure member blocks only a portion of said wall opening and leaves an unblocked portion of said wall opening constituting a major portion and essentially the entire remainder thereof; and(2) inwardly deflectable to a second position by a device operatively inserted through said wall opening and having a cross-sectional area greater than the unblocked area of said wall opening,said closure member being pivotable relative to said housing between said first and second positions.