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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Troy K Hulick, Saratoga, CA (US);
Wayman Lee, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jimmy A Melton, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361687 ; 361818 ; 4392691 ; 4394761 ; 454184 ;
Abstract
A tower computer includes a housing and an access panel which can be opened to provide access to the interior components of the housing. A cooling fan is mounted on the panel and is electrically coupled to an electrical plug which is also mounted on the panel. That plug is adapted to become automatically connected to a receptacle mounted in the housing, in response to a closing of the panel. The plug automatically becomes disconnected from the receptacle in response to the panel being opened.