Input/output port systems and methods

An I/O port method, comprising:

• attaching a cover member proximate an input/output (“I/O”) port on or about an electronic device housing,
• wherein when in a first cover position the cover member obstructs access to at least a portion of the I/O port;
• and
• wherein when in a second cover position, the cover member provides access to the I/O port;
• operably connecting the cover member to at least one support member hingedly attached to the electronic device housing;
• and
• transitioning the support member from a first support position proximate the electronic device housing to a second support position extending from the electronic device housing concurrent with the displacement of the cover member from the first cover position.

An input/output (“I/O”) port system, comprising:

• an electronic device disposed within a housing;
• an I/O port coupled to the electronic device and disposed on an exterior surface of the housing;
• a cover member disposed proximate the I/O port;
• wherein the cover member is hingedly attached to the housing;
• wherein when the cover member is disposed in a first cover position, the cover member obstructs at least a portion of the I/O port;
• wherein the cover member can be displaced from the first cover position to at least partially expose the I/O port;
• and
• wherein the cover member provides an alignment feature when displaced from the first cover position;
• and
• a support member disposed on the exterior surface of the housing and operably connected to the cover member and the housing;
• wherein the support member is maintained in a first support position proximate the housing when the cover member is disposed in the first cover position;
• wherein the support member is biased away from the first position to a second support position using a tension member;
• and
• wherein the support member, when in the second support position, extends from the housing a distance sufficient to raise the housing a distance equal to or greater than the displaced cover member.)