Interior and exterior shell containing a printed circuit board with extending connector

An interior and exterior shell containing a printed circuit board with extending connector apparatus (1) comprising:

• a. a shell (1) having an exterior shell (1000) with an imprint surface (1001), an exterior shell surface (1002) and an interior shell (2000) with an interior shell surface (2002);
• a shell radius transition (1006) from the imprint surface (1001) to the exterior shell surface (1002) and to the interior shell surface (2002);
• the shell radius transition (1006) forms a rounded surface between the imprint surface (1001) and the shell side (1009);
• the imprint surface (1001) has an imprint surface major diameter (1013) and an imprint surface minor diameter (1015) determining the area of the imprint surface (1001);
• the imprint surface (1001) is maximized by minimizing the area of the shell radius transition (1006) and shell side (1009);
• b. the exterior shell surface (1002) having an exterior shell texture (1005);
• the interior shell (2000) having an interior shell texture (2002);
• the exterior shell texture (1005) and the interior shell texture (2002) may be smooth, dimpled and circular, elliptical or polygon shaped depressions or ridges;
• c. the shell (1) having a shell circumference (1010);
• a shell plane (1011) extending through the shell circumference (1010) dividing the exterior shell (1000) into two generally mirror image halves and dividing the interior shell (2000) into two generally mirror image halves;
• the shell (1) may be generally spheroid, hexahedron or cuboid in shape and may have cross-sections which are circular, elliptical, oval, square and rectangular in cross-section and, where the shell (1) is generally spherical, may be formed into two generally mirror image hemispheres;
• the shell (1), where other than spheroidal in shape will have shell sides (1009) which are joined with the imprint surface (1001) by a shell radius (1006);
• the shell radius (1006) between the imprint surface (1001) and the shell sides (1009) forms a curvature or curved transition between the imprint surface (1001) and the shell sides (1009);
• d. the exterior shell (1000) having an exterior shell groove (1300) bisected by the shell plane (1011);
• the exterior shell (1000) forming an exterior shell right half (1007) and an exterior shell left half (1008);
• the exterior shell groove (1300) extending into the exterior shell (1000) and away from the exterior shell surface (1002);
• the exterior shell groove (1300) equidistant from the exterior shell right half (1007) and the exterior shell left half (1008);
• e. the exterior shell groove (1300) at the exterior shell right half (1007) having an having an exterior shell groove surface (1310);
• the exterior shell groove (1300) at the exterior shell left half (1008) having an having an exterior shell groove surface (1310);
• the exterior shell groove surface (1310) is planar;
• the exterior shell (1000), the exterior shell groove (1300), the exterior shell groove surface will generally be formed by a molding process comprised of generally rigid and semi-rigid materials including plastics;
• f. at least one first shell groove interface guide (1320) within the exterior shell groove (1300) immovably affixed by first shell groove interface guide (1320) affixing means to and extending outwardly from an exterior shell interior surface (1003), at an exterior shell groove back (1004), toward the exterior shell surface (1002) and coincident with the exterior shell plane (1011);
• at least one second groove interface guide (1321) within the exterior shell groove (1300) immovably affixed by second groove interface guide (1321) affixing means to and extending outwardly from an exterior shell interior surface (1003), at the exterior shell groove back (1004), toward the exterior shell surface (1002) and coincident with the exterior shell plane (1011);
• the at least one first shell groove interface guide (1320) and the at least one second shell groove interface guide (1321) are generally orthogonal to the exterior shell plane (1011) and are planar;
• g. the at least one first shell groove interface guide (1320) is distal from the at least one second shell groove interface guide (1321);
• the at least one first shell groove interface guide (1320) is separated from the at least one second shell groove interface guide (1321) by interface guide width D1 (1322);
• a groove interface guide mating surface (1330) is at each of the at least one first shell groove interface guide (1320) and the at least one second shell groove interface guide (1321) distal to the exterior shell groove back (1004);
• h. at least one shell groove interface support (1332) extending outwardly from the exterior shell right half (1007) exterior shell groove surface (1310) toward the exterior shell left half (1008) and orthogonal to the exterior shell plane (1011);
• at least one shell groove interface support (1332) extending outwardly from the exterior shell left half (1008) exterior shell groove surface (1310) toward the exterior shell right half (1007) and orthogonal to the exterior shell plane (1011);
• each of the at least one shell groove interface support (1332) at the exterior shell right half (1007) exterior shell groove surface (1310) and at the exterior shell left half (1008) exterior shell groove surface (1310) extends from or proximal to the exterior shell interior surface (1003) at the exterior shell groove back (1004) away from the exterior shell interior surface (1003) and the exterior shell groove back (1004);
• at least two shell groove interface supports (1332) at the exterior shell right half (1007) exterior shell groove surface (1310) and at the exterior shell left half (1008) exterior shell groove surface (1310);
• I. the at least one shell groove interface support (1332) extending outwardly from the exterior shell right half (1007) exterior shell groove surface (1310) separated by a shell groove interface support separation D5 (1335) from the at least one shell groove interface support (1332) extending outwardly from the exterior shell left half (1008) exterior shell groove surface (1310);
• j. the exterior shell groove surface (1310) is at an exterior shell groove surface angle β (1340) to the exterior shell plane (1011);
• the exterior shell groove surface angle β (1340) is in the range of 0° and 5° and is preferred at 0.5°;
• the vertex of angle β (1340) is at or proximal to the exterior shell interior surface (1003) at the exterior shell groove back (1004);
• k. a key chain aperture (1100) from the exterior shell right half (1007) to the exterior shell left half (1008);
• l. at least one exterior shell detent (1200) within the exterior shell groove (1300) at the exterior shell groove surface (1310) at the exterior shell right half (1007) proximal the exterior shell surface (1002);
• the at least one exterior shell detent (1200) either an indentation or a protrusion;
• m. the interior shell (2000) has an interior shell surface (2002) having an interior shell texture (2005), an interior shell first side (2010) and an interior shell second side (2020) and an interior shell interface aperture (2030);
• the interior shell interface aperture (2030) sized to securely receive an interface (2300);
• n. at least one interior shell detent (2200) which is an indentation if the at least one exterior shell detent (1200) is a protrusion and which is a protrusion if the at least one exterior shell detent (1200) is an indentation;
• the at least one interior shell detent (2200) is aligned with and detent mates with the at least one exterior shell detent (1200) to create detent securing means when the interior shell (2000) is received into the exterior shell groove (1300);
• o. the interface (2300) is a standard Printed Circuit Board and cable connection means including an USB connector;
• the interface (2300) has an interface width D2 (2302) and an interface depth D3 (2303);
• the interface (2300) is connected by electronic circuit connection means, including wiring, with a circuit board (2310) having at least one circuit (2320);
• p. the interior shell (2000) has an interface guide mating surface (2400) which mirrors the shape of the groove interface guide mating surface (1330);
• the interface guide mating surface (2400) and the groove interface guide mating surface (1330) are in close proximity or touch when the interior shell (2000) is received into the exterior shell groove (1300);
• r. the interior shell (2000) has an interior shell first interior side (2022) and an interior shell second interior side (2024);
• when the interior shell (2000) is received into the exterior shell groove (1300) the interior shell first interior side (2022) and the interior shell second interior side (2024) will be proximal to the exterior shell groove surface (1310) to one of either the exterior shell right half (1007) or the exterior shell left half (1008);
• an interior shell first interior side width D6 (2026), from the interior shell first interior side (2022) to the interior shell second interior side (2024) and proximal the interface (2300), is less than an interior shell second interior side width D7 (2028) from the interior shell first interior side (2022) to the interior shell second interior side (2024) and distal to the interface (2300);
• the interior shell first interior side (2022) and the interior shell second interior side (2024) are at an exterior shell groove surface angle β (1340) to the exterior shell plane (1011) when the interior shell (2000) is received into the exterior shell groove (1300);
• the exterior shell groove surface angle β (1340) is in the range of 0° and 5° and is preferred at 0.5°;
• the vertex of angle β (1340) is at or proximal to the interface (2300);
• the exterior shell groove surface angle β (1340) at the interior shell (2000) is equal to the exterior shell groove surface angle β (1340) at the exterior groove surface (1310);
• the exterior shell groove surface angle β (1340) engagement with the interior shell (2000) with the exterior shell groove surface (1310) as the interior shell (2000) is received and detent secured within the exterior shell groove (1300) exerts a friction security between the exterior shell (1000) and the interior shell (2000);
• s. the interior shell first side (2010) has an interior shell first inside (2500);
• the interior shell second side (2020) has an interior shell second inside (2510);
• the interior shell first interior side (2010) is secured to the interior shell second side (2020) by at least one upstanding interior shell spring detent (2520), in either the interior shell first inside (2500) or the interior shell second inside (2510), received into at least one interior shell spring detent recess (2530), in the opposing either interior shell first interior inside (2500) or the interior shell second inside (2510), having an upstanding interior shell spring detent spring (2535);
• the interior shell spring detent (2520) exerts a protrusion or an indentation against the interior shell spring detent spring (2535) which by spring bias of the interior shell spring detent spring (2535) and detent interaction thereby securely affixing the interior shell first interior side (2010) to the interior shell second interior side (2020);
• t. the at least one upstanding interior shell spring detent (2520) is released from the at least one interior shell spring detent recess (2530) by a twisting action asserted at a detent release slot (2540);
• the detent release slot (2540) is between the interior shell first inside (2500) and the interior shell second inside (2510) at and proximal the shell circumference (1010) at the interior shell (2000);
• u. at least one interior shell alignment post (2600) in either the interior shell first inside (2500) or the interior shell second inside (2510), received into at least one interior shell alignment aperture (2610) in the opposing either interior shell first interior inside (2500) or the interior shell second inside (2510) thereby guiding the detent interconnection of the interior shell first interior side (2010) to the interior shell second interior side (2020);
• v. the first shell groove interface guide width D1 (1322) is greater than interface width D2 (2302);
• the shell groove interface support separation D5 (1335) is greater than the interface depth D3 (2303);
• shell groove interface support width D4 (1336) is less than the interface width D2 (2302).