Megahertz Corporation

3com Corporation

Other

Guy M Dake

Stephen C Aldous

James B Henrie

Greg A Putnam

Lorraine Bolt

D Scott Beckham

An electrical apparatus has an aperture block either retractably mounted or detachably mounted thereto. The aperture block has an aperture extending therethrough. The first end of a contact wire is disposed within the aperture while the opposed second end of the contact wire is coupled to the internal circuitry of the electrical apparatus. The aperture has a configuration complementary to the transverse cross section of a physical/electrical media plug. The media plug includes a contact block having a slot formed in the end that leads to a metal contact. As the media plug is inserted into the aperture, the first end of the contract wire is biased against the metal contact forming electrical connection between the media plug and the electrical apparatus. The aperture is also configured with grooves that releasably capture a flexible retention clip mounted on the pin block, thereby enabling mechanical engagement between the media plug and the aperture block.

Media connector interface for electrical apparatus

An aperture block is retractably or removably mounted to an electrical apparatus. The aperture block has an aperture extending therethrough. The aperture is configured to removably receive a physical/electrical media plug so that opposing ends of the media plug freely project from opposing side of the aperture block. A contact wire is mounted to the aperture block and is configured to bias against the media plug when the media plug is received within the aperture. A rotatable stirrup or lip is mounted to the aperture block to prevent passage of the media plug completely through the aperture block. The aperture is also configured with grooves that releasably capture a flexible retention clip mounted on the media plug, thereby enabling mechanical engagement between the media plug and the aperture block.

Media connector interface for use with electrical apparatus

A communications card capable of being mounted in electrical communications with a computer has formed therethrough an aperture so sized and shaped as to be capable of receiving a physical/electrical media connector. The media connector has a biased retention clip, a contact pin block, and contact pins. The retention clip has several standardized characteristics including a broad fixed end protruding from an outer surface of the contact pin block. The broad fixed end tapers abruptly at a transition notch down to a narrow free end, capable of being manipulated by a user to remove the physical/electrical media connector from the aperture in the communications card. In use, a media connector is inserted directly into the aperture in the communications card, the aperture being in contact with a plurality of contact wires is fixed within the communications card. The communications card is divided into a retractable access portion of the communications card which can be directly accessed by manipulating an actuating mechanism releasing a retention means thereby allowing a spring to push the retractable access portion of the card outside of the computer housing. The retractable access portion of the communications card may be reinserted back into the computer housing to be carried internally when not in use.

Media connector interface for use with a PCMCIA-architecture

A communications card capable of being mounted in electrical communications with a computer has formed therethrough an aperture so sized and shaped as to be capable of receiving a physical/electrical media connector. The cross-section of the media connector is greater than the thickness of the communication card. The media connector also has a biased retention clip, a contact pin block, and contact pins. The retention clip has several standardized characteristics including a broad fixed end protruding from an outer surface of the contact pin block. The broad fixed end tapers abruptly at a transition notch down to a narrow free end, capable of being manipulated by a user to remove the physical/electrical media connector from the aperture in the communications card. In use, a media connector is inserted directly into the aperture in the communications card, the aperture being in contact with a plurality of contact wires fixed within the communications card. The aperture is formed either within the communications card itself, or within a detachable aperture block which my be attached to the communications card. All embodiments utilize retractable aperture blocks, but the term retractable also includes detachable aperture blocks. Therefore, some embodiments utilize a detachable aperture block to enable connection to a telephone or network cable while other embodiments utilize an aperture block which does not detach.

Media connector interface for use with a thin-architecture

A communications card capable of being mounted in electrical communications with a computer has formed therethrough an aperture so sized and shaped as to be capable of receiving a physical/electrical media connector. The cross-section of the media connector is greater than the thickness of the communication card. The media connector also has a biased retention clip, a contact pin block, and contact pins. The retention clip has several standardized characteristics including a broad fixed end protruding from an outer surface of the contact pin block. The broad fixed end tapers abruptly at a transition notch down to a narrow free end, capable of being manipulated by a user to remove the physical/electrical media connector from the aperture in the communications card. In use, a media connector is inserted directly into the aperture in the communications card, the aperture being in contact with a plurality of contact wires fixed within the communications card. The aperture is formed either within the communications card itself, or within a detachable aperture block which may be attached to the communications card.

A communications card cap of being mounted in electrical communication with a laptop computer has formed therethrough an aperture so sized and shaped as to be capable of receiving a physical/electrical media connector. In use, a media connector is inserted directly into the aperture in the communications card, the aperture being in contact with a plurality of contact wires fixed within the communications card. The communications card is divided into a retractable access portion of the communications card which can be directly accessed by manipulating an actuating mechanism releasing a retention means thereby allowing a spring to push the retractable access portion of the card outside of the computer housing. The retractable access portion of the communications card may be reinserted back into the computer housing to be carried internally when not in use.

A communications card capable of being mounted in electrical communications with a computer has formed therethrough an aperture so sized and shaped as to be capable of receiving a physical/electrical media connector. The media connector has a biased retention clip, a contact pin block, and contact pins. The retention clip has several standardized characteristics including a broad fixed end protruding from an outer surface of the contact pin block. The broad fixed end tapers abruptly at a transition notch down to a narrow free end, capable of being manipulated by a user to remove the physical/electrical media connector from the aperture in the communications card. In use, a media connector is inserted directly into the aperture in the communications card, the aperture being in contact with a plurality of contact wires fixed within the communications card. The communications card is divided into a retractable access portion of the communications card which can be directly accessed by manipulating an actuating mechanism releasing a retention means thereby allowing a spring to push the retractable access portion of the card outside of the computer housing. The retractable access portion of the communications card may be reinserted back into the computer housing to be carried internally when not in use.

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Sandy, UT, United States of America

Guy M Dake