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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2017
Arris Enterprises Llc, Suwanee, GA (US);
Carol Mathews, Havertown, PA (US);
Jamie J. Swift, Levittown, PA (US);
Joseph W. Scabarozi, Jr., Chalfont, PA (US);
Steven M. Corso, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Charles F. Niesley, Lansdale, PA (US);
Frederick W. Schimmel, Gibbsboro, NJ (US);
ARRIS Enterprises LLC, Suwanee, GA (US);
Abstract
Described herein is a main board serial AT attachment (SATA) connector and SATA adapter that permits the assembly or disassembly of a STB (set-top box) and HDD (hard disk drive) dock without requiring that the unit be opened by a skilled technician. The SATA connector and SATA adapter may be keyed to prevent tampering or unauthorized connection of an external hard drive. Alignment and guide features may be included for easy assembly of the STB and HDD dock. The connector and adapter may be designed in such a way as to allow for simple modifications to correspond with various STB and HDD dock designs by adjusting the mating height of the connector and adapter.