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US 7,740,506 B2Granted
Adapter and consumer electronic device functional unit
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorRichard A. McCoy
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Abstract
A functional unit of a video display, a main body and a connector associated with the main body for receiving an external electrical signal that is transmitted to the video display. The main body provides a first service to connect the video display to the host, a second service to support the functional unit on a generally horizontal surface, and a communication function in addition to the function provided by the video display.
Claims18
A functional unit for removably mounting to a host, the functional unit comprising:
- a video display;
- and
- a main body housing the video display to form the functional unit, said main body providing:
- a first service to connect the video display to the host,
- a second service to support the functional unit on a generally horizontal surface remote from the host, and
- a communication device in addition to and spaced from the video display and providing information to a user, and
- a connector associated with the main body for receiving an external electrical signal that is transmitted to the video display.
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A functional unit for removably mounting to a host, the functional unit comprising:
- a video display;
- and
- a main body housing the video display to form the function unit, said main body comprising:
- a first mechanical support component to connect the video display to the host,
- a second mechanical support component to support the functional unit on a generally horizontal surface remote from the host,
- a communication device in addition to and spaced from the video display and providing information to a user, and
- a connector for receiving an external electrical signal that is transmitted to the video display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.