Patent ID: 8174825

Claim:
A portable optical disk drive (ODD) apparatus, comprising: an inner chassis having a disk receiving section having a bay defined therein that is internally configured for receiving outer dimensions of an optical disk media and an electronics section containing electronic components, the disk receiving section being contiguous with and extending beyond the outer boundary of the electronics section in a cantilevered manner relative to the electronics section to form a cut-out section between the electronics section and the disk receiving section of the inner chassis, and the bay and electronics components being contained and enclosed together within the inner chassis; at least one outer enclosure component coupled to at least partially surround the inner chassis such that an internal cavity is defined by the cut-out section outside of the inner chassis and between the inner chassis and the inside of the outer enclosure component; and a connection cable disposed outside the inner chassis and having terminal and proximal ends, the proximal end of the connection cable being electrically coupled within the internal cavity to one or more electronic components disposed within the inner chassis; wherein a cable access opening is defined in the outer enclosure component contiguous with the internal cavity; wherein the connection cable is selectably positionable between a retracted position where the connection cable is substantially contained within the internal cavity outside the inner chassis in the cut-out section between the electronics section and the disk receiving section of the inner chassis, and an extended position where the connection cable is at least partially extended from the cavity through the cable access opening to a position outside the outer enclosure component.