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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1996
Keizo Ohgami, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyuki Matsuda, Tokyo, JP;
Takaichi Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Shibasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeru Sekine, Tokyo, JP;
Hironori Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tadamichi Shimohira, Tokyo, JP;
Moriya Gibo, Ichikawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
The case includes a peripheral wall having a connector port and a storing portion arranged therein. A connector is located in the case. The connector opposes the connector port. A connector cover is supported by the case. The connector cover is movable among a closed position where the connector is covered, an open position where the connector is exposed to the outside of the case and a storing position in the storing portion where the connector cover is housed.