Patent ID: 8116083
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A lipstick-type portable computer peripheral apparatus comprising: a single-piece tubular housing having a front end portion defining a front opening, opposing side walls and opposing upper and lower walls extending from the front end portion and defining an elongated central cavity, and a rear edge disposed at a back portion of the central cavity and defining a rear opening; sliding rack assembly movably disposed in the tubular housing such that the sliding rack assembly is slidable along a longitudinal axis extending through the elongated central cavity, the sliding rack assembly including: a rear cap assembly connected to the rear edge of the tubular housing, the rear cap assembly including a handle structure that is disposed outside of the tubular housing and an actuator portion disposed inside one of the tubular housing and the handle structure, the actuator portion being operably engaged with the positioning structure such that manual rotation of the handle structure relative to the tubular housing around the longitudinal axis causes the sliding rack assembly to slide inside the tubular housing between a retracted position in which said plug connector is disposed inside of the tubular housing, and a deployed position in which said plug connector is exposed outside said front opening for operable coupling to a host system.