Patent ID: 7004780

Claim:
A portable computer peripheral apparatus comprising: an elongated housing having an end portion defining an 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 means 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 opening and is exposed outside of the housing, wherein the plug connector is mounted onto a substrate, wherein the positioning member comprises a cantilever structure including a fixed end fixedly attached to the substrate, and a free end spaced from the substrate, wherein a handle structure is fixedly mounted adjacent to the free end of the positioning member, wherein the positioning member further comprises a first locking structure mounted adjacent to the handle structure, wherein the housing further comprises a second locking structure located adjacent to a first end of the slot, and a third locking structure located adjacent to a second end of the slot, and wherein the positioning member is mounted in the housing such that the first locking structure engages the second locking structure when the plug connector is in the first position, and such that the first locking structure engages the third locking structure when the plug connector is in the second position.