E-marker device with cord and plug attachment
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
InventorJohn Tree
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Abstract
An electronic music marker device is provided with a cord and a plug coupled to the device housing such that the cord and the plug are adaptable so as to fit into the device housing with a cap to enclose and conceal the cord and plug. The cap is coupled to the housing by a hinge and lock mechanism such that when unlocked, the cap can be opened and the retractable cord with the plug such as a USB port attached thereto, can be released from the device housing to connect to an external device.
Claims21
An electronic music marker device with an integrated communication port, comprising:
- a housing including a main body portion and a cap portion, said cap portion pivotally mounted to said main body portion at a first edge such that said cap portion is configured to pivot about said first edge between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- a communication port connected to said housing via a retractable cable;
- wherein said housing substantially encases said communication port and said retractable cable when said cap portion is in said closed position.
A method of assembling an electronic music marker device, comprising the steps of:
- pivotally mounting a cap portion of a housing to a main body portion of said housing at a first edge such that said cap portion is configured to pivot about said first edge between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- connecting a communication port to said housing via a retractable cable;
- wherein said housing substantially encases said communication port and said retractable cable when said cap portion is in said closed position.
An electronic music marker device with an integrated communication port, comprising:
- housing means including main body means and cap means, said cap means pivotally mounted to said main body means at a first edge such that said cap means is configured to pivot about said first edge between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- communication means connected to said housing means via a retractable cable;
- wherein said housing means substantially encases said communication means and said retractable cable when said cap means is in said closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.