Housing for a USB connector plug
AssigneeUcb Biopharma Sprl
InventorsBarry Alan Knight, Oliver Frederik Stumpp
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Abstract
A housing for a USB connector plug includes a body for partly surrounding the USB connector plug. The body defines a forward aperture from which a plug head of the USB connector plug extends and a rearward aperture from which a cable of the USB connector plug extends. The body has an outer form, which defines on a first surface thereof, a thumb pad and on a second opposing surface, a finger pad. The outer form of the body is provided with a thumb push element that stands proud from a forward part of the thumb pad. The housing is configured as an over-housing for a conventional USB connector plug.
Claims14
A housing for a USB connector plug comprising
- a body for partly surrounding said USB connector plug, said body defining a forward aperture from which a plug head of the USB connector plug extends and a rearward aperture from which a cable of the USB connector plug extends,
- the body having an outer form, which defines on a first surface thereof, a thumb pad and on a second opposing surface, a finger pad,
- wherein said outer form of the body is provided with a thumb push element that stands proud from a forward part of said thumb pad,
- wherein the outer form of the body defines a circular or ovular tablet profile with the thumb pad on a first face of the circular or ovular tablet profile and the finger pad on a second opposing face of the circular or ovular tablet profile, and
- wherein the thumb pad defines a concave dish profile and the finger pad defines a concave tunnel profile.
A housed USB connector plug comprising
- a USB connector plug defining a plug head and provided with a cable;
- a body for partly surrounding said USB connector plug, said body defining a forward aperture from which said plug head of the USB connector plug extends and a rearward aperture from which said cable of the USB connector plug extends,
- the body having an outer form, which defines on a first surface thereof, a thumb pad and on a second opposing surface, a finger pad,
- wherein said outer form of the body is provided with a thumb push element that stands proud from a forward part of said thumb pad,
- wherein the outer form of the body defines a circular or ovular tablet profile with the thumb pad on a first face of the circular or ovular tablet profile and the finger pad on a second opposing face of the circular or ovular tablet profile, and
- wherein the thumb pad defines a concave dish profile and the finger pad defines a concave tunnel profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.