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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gregory A. Peek, North Plains, OR (US);
Mark R. Francis, Portland, OR (US);
Andy S. Idsinga, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); H01R 12/70 (2011.01); H01R 13/447 (2006.01); G02C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/0086 (2013.01); G02B 6/42 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 1/1635 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); H01R 12/7076 (2013.01); H01R 13/447 (2013.01); G02C 11/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention describe a clasp assembly for detachably coupling a first housing to a second housing. The clasp assembly to further includes a data connector to provide an input/output (I/O) interface to a computing component of the first housing, and a data connector housing corresponding to the data connector, wherein the data connector is exposed when the clasp assembly is in an open position, and wherein the data connector is disposed in the data connector housing when the clasp assembly is in a closed position.