External computer hard-drive enclosure
OwnerRaffy Yessayaninventor
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Abstract
An external hard drive enclosure (EHDE 10) that is in the form of a decorative enclosure (20) for an external hard drive (86), and an electrical circuit (12) that interfaces with an external computer (84). The decorative enclosure can be configured as a vehicle, and includes a lower panel (22) having a cavity (32) that allows the hard drive (86) to be easily inserted into and removed from the vehicle. The EHDE (10) operates with the electrical circuit (12) that includes a pair of white LED head lights (DS1,DS2), at least one blue LED (DS3) that illuminates the interior of the vehicle, and a pair of red LED tail lights (DS4,DS5). The red tail lights (DS4,DS5) are synchronized to illuminate only when the computer (84) is accessing the external hard drive (86).
Claims20
An external hard drive enclosure (EHDE 10) that operates in combination with an a-c to d-c converter (80) having a power input (11) and a power output (13), wherein the power input (11) is supplied from a utility a-c power source (82);
- a computer (84) having a power input (15) and a USB output (17), wherein the power input (15) is connected to the power output (13) on the a-c to d-c converter (80) via a T-connector (72);
- an external hard drive (86) having a hard drive input/output (21);
- and a computer/hard drive interface card (88) having a USB input (23) connected to the USB output (17) on the computer (84) via a USB cable (76), a hard drive input/output (25) connected to the hard drive input/output (21) on the external hard drive (86), a first power output (01) connected to the power output (13) on the a-c to d-c converter via a power cable (74) and the T-connector (72), and second power output (02) that is controlled by the operation of the external hard drive (86), said EHDE (10) comprising:
- a) an electrical circuit (12) comprising:
- (1) a forward light circuit comprising a pair of LEDs (DS1, DS2) that are connected in parallel across the output (01),
- (2) a rearward light circuit comprising a pair of LEDs (DS4, DS5) that are connected in parallel across the output (02),
- b) a decorative enclosure (20) having:
- (1) a lower panel having a means for receiving and attaching the external hard drive and the computer/hard dive interface card,
- (2) a right side panel and a left side panel that extend upward from the lower panel,
- (3) a front panel and a rear panel that extend upward from the lower panel, wherein the front panel has a right and a left bore into which are inserted and attached the LEDs (DS1) and (DS2), and wherein the rear panel also has a right and a left bore into which are inserted and attached the LEDs (DS4) and (DS5), and
- (4) an upper panel that integrally interfaces with the upper edges of the right and left side panels, the front panel and the rear panel.
An external hard drive enclosure (EHDE 10) that operates in combination with an a-c to d-c converter (80) having a power input (11) and a power output (13), wherein the power input (11) is supplied from a utility a-c power source (82);
- a computer (84) having a power input (15) and a USB output (17), wherein the power input (15) is connected to the power output (13) on the a-c to d-c converter (80) via a T-connector (72);
- an external hard drive (86) having a hard drive input/output (21);
- and a computer/hard drive interface card (88) having a USB input (23) connected to the USB output (17) on the computer (84) via a USB cable (76), a hard drive input/output (25) connected to the hard drive input/output (21) on the external hard drive (86), a first power output (01) connected to the power output (13) on the a-c to d-c converter via a power cable (74) and the T-connector (72), and a second power output (02) that is controlled by the operation of the external hard drive (86), said EHDE (10) comprising:
- a) an electrical circuit (12) comprising:
- (1) a head light circuit (14) comprising:
- (a) a first LED (DS1) connected in parallel across the output (01) on the computer/hard drive interface card (88), and
- (b) a second LED (DS2) connected in parallel across said first LED (DS1),
- (2) an interior light circuit (16) comprising at least one LED (DS3) connected in parallel across said first LED (DS1) and said second LED (DS2),
- (3) a tail light circuit (18) comprising:
- (a) a fourth LED (DS4) connected in parallel across the output (02) on the computer/hard drive interface card (88), and
- (b) a fifth LED (DS5) connected in parallel across said fourth LED DS4),
- b) a decorative automobile enclosure (20) comprising:
- (1) a lower panel (22) having a right edge (24), a left edge (26), a front edge (28), a rear edge (30) and a cavity (32) that is dimensioned to receive and attach by an attachment means (31) the external hard drive (86) and the computer/hard drive interface card (88), wherein said cavity (32) has a front section (34) having a front access bore (36) and a rear section (38) having a rear access bore (40),
- (2) an integral right side panel (46) that extends upward from the right edge (24) of the lower panel (22),
- (3) an integral left side panel (50) that extends upward from the left edge (26) of the lower panel (22),
- (4) an integral front panel (54) that extends upward from the front edge (28) of the lower panel (22), wherein said front panel (54) having a right bore (56) and a left bore (58),
- (5) an integral rear panel (60) that extends upward from the rear edge (30) of the lower panel (22), wherein said rear panel (60) having a right bore (62) and a left bore (64), and
- (6) an upper panel (66) having a perimeter edge (68) that integrally interfaces with upper edges of the right side panel (46), the left side panel (50), the front panel (54) and the rear panel (60), wherein all the panels, with the exception of the lower panel, are seamless.
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