Patent ID: 7303411

Claim:
A portable electronic device, comprising: a housing that includes an opening, an electrical connector assembly carried by the housing and moveable with respect thereto between a first position wherein the connector extends outside of the housing through its opening and a second position wherein the connector is withdrawn into the housing, and a door mechanism including a door resiliently carried by an end of an element that is slideable with respect to the housing, and wherein (1) in response to movement of the connector assembly from the first to the second position, the element moves to a position wherein its end is adjacent the housing opening and the door is resiliently urged about the element end to cover the housing opening, and (2) in response to movement of the connector assembly from the second to the first position, the element moves to another position where the element end is withdrawn into the housing a sufficient distance so that the door is also withdrawn within the housing while being urged against the resilience at the element end.