Patent ID: 7850468
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A lipstick-type 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 from the front end portion and defining an elongated central cavity, and a rear edge disposed at a back portion of the central cavity; sliding rack assembly movably disposed in the 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 rotatably connected to the housing and including an actuator portion operably engaged with the positioning rod such that manual rotation of the rear cap relative to the housing around the longitudinal axis causes the sliding rack assembly to slide inside the housing between a retracted position in which said plug connector is disposed inside of the housing, and a deployed position in which said plug connector is exposed outside said front opening for operable coupling to a host system.