3com Corporation

Megahertz Corporation

Lorraine Bolt

Stephen C Aldous

James B Henrie

Guy M Dake

Greg A Putnam

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

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.

Media connector interface for use with a PCMCIA-architecture

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Lorraine Bolt