Patent ID: 6983341

Claim:
A hub for expanding peripheral device connectivity in a computer system, comprising, a first hub body, the first hub body comprising: a front side; a back side; a top peripheral surface; a bottom peripheral surface; a pair of side peripheral surfaces; a connecting surface defined on the front side, the connecting surface enabling mounting of a second hub body to the first hub body; and a hub foot defined on the back side, a plurality of connection ports defined in the bottom peripheral surface, each of the plurality of connection ports enabling connection of cables; and a stand being defined by a shaft that extends between a first shaft end and a second shaft end, the first and second shaft ends capable of attaching to the hub body at each of the pair of side peripheral surfaces to support the hub body a distance from a supporting surface, the shaft having a base region for self-supporting the hub body on the supporting surface, and the shaft further including a loop for holding the cables that extend away from the plurality of connection ports, wherein when the second hub body is connected to the first hub body, the second hub body is at an off-set from the first hub body, the off-set enabling unobstructed viewing of the top peripheral surface of each of the first hub body and the second hub body.