Retracting Systems for Providing Access to Adapters
AssigneeLegrand AVD
InventorsJennifer Dawn Crotinger, Child Kuan Leok Sun, Terry Lynn Smith
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AssigneeLegrand AVD
InventorsJennifer Dawn Crotinger, Child Kuan Leok Sun, Terry Lynn Smith
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An adapter system is provided that facilitates convenient access to a plurality of adapters, e.g., DVI-D to HDMI adapter(s), Micro-HDMI to HDMI adapter(s), Mini-HDMI to HDMI adapter(s), Mini-DisplayPort to HDMI adapter(s), DisplayPort to HDMI adapter(s), VGA to HDMI adapter(s), MNL to HDMI adapter(s), and/or USB to HDMI adapter(s). The adapter system includes an elongated wire that features a plurality of adapters mounted/secured with respect thereto. The wire is at least partially stored within a housing and extends therefrom. The adapters are mounted/secured with respect to a portion of the wire that extends from the housing. The housing includes a retraction mechanism that facilitates retraction of the wire into the housing for convenient storage thereof. The present disclosure further provides structures that are configured and dimensioned to receive the disclosed housing, e.g., in office, commercial and/or residential environments, thereby facilitating access to the adapters that are mounted/secured with respect to the wire. In use, the disclosed adapter system permits a user to readily access and individually utilize each of the adapters mounted/secured with respect to the wire on an as-needed basis and to store at least the portion of the wire that does not include mounted/secured adapters within a housing. Retraction of the wire into the housing is facilitated by the disclosed retraction mechanism.
A system for providing access to a one or more adapters, comprising:
An assembly that provides access to one or more adapters, the assembly comprising:
An assembly that provides access to one or more adapters, the assembly comprising:
An assembly that provides access to one or more adapters, the assembly comprising:
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