# US 9,039,444 B2 · Connector integrating device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,039,444 B2 - Document ID: US9039444B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/958,560 - Filed: 2013-08-04 - Published: 2015-01-22 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2013-07-16 - Assignees: Phihong Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Phihong Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Tom Hsieh - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9039444B2 ## CPC - H01R 33/90: adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts - H01R 27/00: Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts ({for dissimilar contact members H01R13/35}; supported only by co-operation with a counterpart H01R31/00; with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/90) - H01R 35/04: Turnable line connectors with limited rotation angle {with frictional contact members} - H01R 31/005: {Intermediate parts for distributing signals} - H04M 1/04: Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract A connector integrating device includes a housing which includes a through hole and two vertical walls, the two vertical walls being formed on the inner surface of the housing and adjacent to the through hole, two notches being respectively formed on ends of the two vertical walls; and a connector integrating structure including a plurality of different types of connectors and two cylindrical projective portions, each of the plurality of connectors being respectively formed in different orientations of the longitudinal plane of the connector integrating structure, the two cylindrical projective portions being respectively formed on the two opposite surfaces of the connector integrating structure, the two cylindrical projective portions being respectively disposed partially in the notches on the two vertical walls and being able to respectively lean against the inner surfaces of the notches and rotate about the central axes of the two cylindrical projective portions. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A connector integrating device, comprising: a housing including a through hole and two vertical walls, an upper surface of said housing having said through hole formed thereon, said two vertical walls being formed on an inner surface of said housing and adjacent to said through hole, two notches being respectively formed on ends of said two vertical walls, said ends being far from said inner surface of said housing; and a connector integrating structure including a plurality of different types of connectors and two cylindrical projective portions, each of said plurality of connectors being respectively formed at different orientations on a longitudinal plane of said connector integrating structure, said two cylindrical projective portions being respectively formed on two opposite surfaces of said connector integrating structure, central axes of said two cylindrical projective portions passing through a geometric center of said connector integrating structure and being vertical to said longitudinal plane, shapes of said two cylindrical projective portions matching shapes of said notches on said two vertical walls, said two cylindrical projective portions being respectively disposed partially in said notches on said two vertical walls and being able to respectively lean against inner surfaces of said notches on said two vertical walls and rotate about said central axes of said two cylindrical projective portions, so as to render each of said plurality of connectors to pass through said through hole and be rotated out of said housing in order, to change said different types of connectors. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A device of claim 1, further comprising a fixing rod to fix a position of said connector integrating structure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A device of claim 2, wherein one end of said fixing rod includes a projective portion and said two cylindrical projective portions include a first cylindrical projective portion and a second cylindrical projective portion, said first cylindrical projective portion being formed on a front surface of said connector integrating structure, said second cylindrical projective portion being formed on a rear surface of said connector integrating structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A device of claim 3, wherein said connector integrating structure further comprises a disc projective portion formed between said second cylindrical projective portion and said rear surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) A device of claim 4, wherein said disc projective portion includes a plurality of notches formed on an edge of said disc projective portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) A device of claim 5, wherein when said fixing rod is in a first position, said projective portion is inserted into one of said plurality of notches to fix said position of said connector integrating structure. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A device of claim 6, wherein when said fixing rod is in a second position, said projective portion is far from one of said plurality of notches and said connector integrating structure is able to rotate about said central axes of said two cylindrical projective portions, so as to render said different types of connectors to be exposed from said housing. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A device of claim 7, wherein said fixing rod further includes a push button formed on the other end of said fixing rod and said housing further includes a second through hole formed on said upper surface of said housing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) A device of claim 8, wherein said push button passes through said second through hole to be exposed from said housing in order for a user to push said push button and render said fixing rod to move from said first position to said second position. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) A device of claim 7, further comprising a spring, one end of said spring being connected with said fixing rod, the other end of said spring being connected with said housing to provide a restoring force to render said fixing rod to move from said second position to said first position. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) A device of claim 5, wherein said plurality of notches include a first notch, a second notch and a third notch and said plurality of connectors include a first connector, a second connector and a third connector. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A device of claim 11, wherein a right angle is formed between a central axis of said first notch and a projective direction of said first connector, a right angle is formed between a central axis of said second notch and a projective direction of said second connector, and a right angle is formed between a central axis of said third notch and a projective direction of said third connector. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) A device of claim 11, wherein when said first connector is exposed from said housing, said projective portion is inserted into said first notch; when said second connector is exposed from said housing, said projective portion is inserted into said second notch; when said third connector is exposed from said housing, said projective portion is inserted into said third notch. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A device of claim 1, wherein a shape of a longitudinal cross-section of said connector integrating structure is polygon. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) A device of claim 14, wherein said polygon includes quadrangle.