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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth A. Jenks, Capitola, CA (US);
Troy Hulick, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Palm, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 ; H05K 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 ; H05K 7/00 ;
Abstract
A handheld computer is provided including a housing and a device slot formed into the housing. The device slot is configured to receive an elongated member. The flex member includes an internal structure to allow the elongated member to bend, while supporting the elongated member from yielding.