Patent ID: 6722917
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub comprising:a housing; a USB jack circuit assembly having a plurality of USB jacks mounted in said housing for receiving computer peripheral apparatus; and a USB cable having a cable electrically connected at a first end thereof to said USB jack circuit assembly for connecting said USB jacks to a host computer and connected at a second end thereof to a USB connector for connecting to a host computer, wherein said housing comprises a longitudinal wire groove disposed in a back side thereof adapted for receiving the cable of said USB cable, and a receiving open chamber at one end thereof disposed in communication with one end of said longitudinal wire groove and adapted for receiving the USB connector of said USB cable, wherein said housing further comprises two semicircular retaining notches disposed in top and bottom cover shells thereof in communication with said receiving open chamber at different elevations; said USB connector of said USB cable comprises two circular retaining projections respectively vertically protruding from a top and a bottom thereof and adapted for engaging said semicircular retaining notches by friction resistance to hold said USB connector of said USB cable in said receiving open chamber.