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US 6,208,507 B1Granted
Carrying case having plug-in connector and switch modules for a compact portable computer workstation
OwnerStephen Harveyinventor
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A carrying case having a body in which to transport a workstation including a personal computer, computer peripherals (e.g. a printer), and a source of battery power. Located within and extending along one side of the body of the carrying case is a shroud having a cover that is spaced above the body. Pockets are formed through the cover at opposite ends of the shroud. A switch module having a series of manually operable function switches is removably received within one of the pockets at one end of the shroud. A connector module is removably received within the other pocket at the opposite end of the shroud and adapted to interconnect an available power source, the personal computer, and the computer peripherals within the body of the carrying case without having to disturb either of the computer or the peripherals. The function switches of the switch module are selectively operated so that appropriate power and control signals are supplied to the computer and peripherals via the connector module.
For a carrying case having a body in which to transport a personal computer, at least one computer peripheral and a source of power, the improvement comprising a connector module removably attached to the body of said carrying case and detachably connected to said at least one computer peripheral, a switch module removably attached to the body of said carrying case and having switch means to be coupled between said source of power and said connector module, said switch means being operated to route power to said at least one computer peripheral by way of said connector module, said connector module including plug-in input means adapted to communicate with the switch means of said switch module and plug-in output means interconnected with said plug-in input means and adapted to be connected to said at least one computer peripheral, and a shroud having a cover that extends across at least some of the body of said carrying case so that a space is established between said cover and said body, said connector module being removably attached to the body of said carrying case at said shroud, such that the plug-in output means of said connector module lies above the cover of said shroud and the plug-in input means of said connector module lies below said cover.
For a carrying case having a body in which to transport a personal computer, at least one computer peripheral and a source of power, the improvement comprising:
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