Patent ID: 7869219

Claim:
A portable computer peripheral apparatus comprising: an elongated housing defining a first opening and a front end portion defining a second opening; at least one electronic device mounted inside of the housing; a plug connector movably connected to the housing and electronically connected to said at least one electronic device; and a spring-loaded mechanism including: a positioning member including: a base portion, a flexible wall connected to the base portion such that the flexible wall is resiliently bendable relative to the base portion, first and second side walls fixedly connected to the base portion, and an actuating button disposed on the flexible wall and protruding through the first opening for manually moving the plug connector between a first position, in which the plug connector is positioned inside of the housing, and a second position in which the plug connector extends through the end opening such that both the plug connector is exposed outside of the housing, and wherein the spring loaded mechanism includes a resilient member for biasing the plug connector between the first position and the second position, the resilient member including first and second linear springs disposed on opposing sides of the positioning member such that the first and second springs are parallel to and in contact with the first and second side walls, respectively.