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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2010
Mark David Senatori, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Peter M. on, Houston, TX (US);
Mark David Senatori, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Peter M. On, Houston, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Input/output ('I/O') port systems and methods are provided. An I/O port system can include a housing having at least one exterior surface and a cover member. The cover member can obstruct at least a portion of an input/output port on the housing and not extend beyond the exterior surface of the housing when in a first cover position. The cover member can expose the I/O port and extend beyond the exterior surface of the housing, when translated away from the first cover position. The system can further include a support member operably connected to the cover member and the housing. When the cover member is disposed in the first cover position, the support member can be maintained in a first position proximate the housing. When the cover member is translated away from the first cover position, the support member can translate to a second support position extending from the housing.