Patent ID: 7789680
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: A45C,H01R

Abstract:
1. A portable computer peripheral apparatus comprising: a housing having a front end portion defining a front opening, opposing side walls and opposing upper and lower walls extending back from the front end portion and defining a central cavity, and a rear wall covering a back portion of the central cavity; at least one electronic device mounted inside of the housing; a plug connector electronically connected to said at least one electronic device; and a protective cap pivotably connected to the housing such that the protective cap is pivotable between an opened position in which said protective cap is disposed behind the front end portion such that said plug connector is exposed for operable coupling to a host system through said front opening, and a closed position in which said cap is disposed over the front end portion of the housing, wherein one of the housing and the protective cap includes one or more pins and the other of the housing and the protective cap defines at least one elongated groove, and wherein the protective cap is secured to the housing such that the protective cap remains connected to the housing during movement between the opened and closed positions, and such that said one or more pins are slidably and pivotably received in said one or more grooves during said movement between the opened position and the closed position.