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US 7,094,059 B2Granted
Connector and apparatus including the same
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorJohn R. Obermeyer
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Abstract
A connector for mechanically and electrically connecting devices such that the devices can pivot about two different axes relative to one another.
Claims22
A connector, comprising:
- a first member including an electrical contact and pivotable about a first axis;
- and
- a second member including an electrical contact and pivotable about a second axis that is non-coaxial with the first axis;
- the first member electrical contact and the second member electrical contact defining separate structural elements;
- the first and second members being mechanically connected to one another such that the first member electrical contact and the second member electrical contact will be in close enough proximity to one another that a direct electrical connection will be maintained between the first member electrical contact and the second member electrical contact as the first member pivots about the first axis and the second member pivots about the second axis.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a first housing that includes a first electrical device;
- a second housing that includes a second electrical device;
- and
- a connector including
- a first member secured to the first housing, pivotable about a first axis, and including an electrical contact connected to the first electrical device, and
- a second member secured to the second housing, pivotable about a second axis that is non-coaxial with the first axis, and including an electrical contact connected to the second electrical device,
- the first member electrical contact and the second member electrical contact defining separate structural elements, and
- the first and second members being mechanically connected to one another such that the first member electrical contact and the second member electrical contact will be in close enough proximity to one another that a direct electrical connection will be maintained between the first member electrical contact and the second member electrical contact as the first member pivots about the first axis and the second member pivots about the second axis.
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A monitor, comprising:
- a display housing including a display;
- a base configured to support the display housing and including a port;
- and
- a connector including
- a first member secured to the base, pivotable about a first axis, and including an electrical contact operably connected to the port, and
- a second member secured to the display housing, pivotable about a second axis that is non-coaxial with the first axis, and Including an electrical contact associated with the display,
- the first member electrical contact and the second member electrical contact defining separate structural elements,
- the first and second members being mechanically connected to one another such that the first member electrical contact and the second member electrical contact will be in close enough proximity to one another that a direct electrical connection will be maintained between the first member electrical contact and the second member electrical contact as the first member pivots about the first axis and the second member pivots about the second axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.