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US 6,267,608 B1Granted
Opening and closing structure for a housing cover of a connector of an information processing apparatus
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorYasunari Yagi
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Abstract
In an opening and closing structure for a connector housing cover in an information processing apparatus, a viewing window is formed at the upper surface of a housing recess that houses a connector in the main unit of a information processing apparatus, and a connector housing cover is mounted to cover the housing recess that houses the connector, so that when the connector housing cover is opened, the upper surface viewing window is opened, enabling viewing of a connector cable while it is being connected.
Claims9
A connector housing cover for movable connection to a main unit of an information processing apparatus, comprising:
- a first cover portion to cover a recess formed in the main unit when said connector housing cover is closed and to reveal the recess when said connector housing cover is opened, wherein the connector is housed within the recess;
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- a second cover portion integrally attached to said first cover portion, wherein when said connector housing cover is closed, said second cover portion covers a viewing window formed in an upper surface of the main unit and through which the connector can viewed, and wherein when said connector housing cover is opened, said second cover portion uncovers said viewing window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.