IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0738283
(2000-12-14)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Jenks, Kenneth A.
- Hulick, Troy
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Mahamedi, VanHickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
27 인용 특허 :
111 |
초록
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An attachment mechanism is provided to couple an accessory device with a handheld computer. The attachment mechanism includes a spine adapted to detachably couple to an accessory slot of the handheld computer. The spine includes a deformable layer that deforms as the spine inserts into the accessory
An attachment mechanism is provided to couple an accessory device with a handheld computer. The attachment mechanism includes a spine adapted to detachably couple to an accessory slot of the handheld computer. The spine includes a deformable layer that deforms as the spine inserts into the accessory slot. The deformable layer expands within the accessory slot to couple the accessory device to the handheld computer.
대표청구항
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An attachment mechanism is provided to couple an accessory device with a handheld computer. The attachment mechanism includes a spine adapted to detachably couple to an accessory slot of the handheld computer. The spine includes a deformable layer that deforms as the spine inserts into the accessory
An attachment mechanism is provided to couple an accessory device with a handheld computer. The attachment mechanism includes a spine adapted to detachably couple to an accessory slot of the handheld computer. The spine includes a deformable layer that deforms as the spine inserts into the accessory slot. The deformable layer expands within the accessory slot to couple the accessory device to the handheld computer. f claim 11, wherein at least one area void of material is disposed between lateral edges of a respective arm. 15. The actuator assembly of claim 14, wherein said at least one area void of material is disposed equidistant from the lateral edges of a respective arm. 16. The actuator assembly of claim 14, wherein said at least one area void of material on a first of said arms and said at least one area void of material on a second of said arms are equidistant from said secured end portion. 17. The actuator assembly of claim 11, wherein said at least one area void of material is generally elliptical in shape. 18. The actuator assembly of claim 11, wherein each of said arms comprises at least two areas void of material. 19. The actuator assembly of claim 18, wherein with respect to each of said arms at least one of said areas void of material is disposed along a lateral edge of a respective arm, and wherein at least another of said areas void of material is disposed between lateral edges of said respective arm. 20. A suspension load beam for an actuator assembly of a disk drive, comprising: a secured end portion having a first thickness; a suspended end portion; and a bend radius portion having a second thickness that is less than said first thickness, said bend radius portion comprising: a pair of arms extending between said secured end portion and said suspended end portion, said arms having inside lateral edges and outside lateral edges, wherein said arms comprise a first and a second lateral extent of a central aperture, and each of said arms further including an area of reduced thickness compared to said second thickness. 21. The suspension load beam for an actuator assembly of a disk drive of claim 20, wherein said area of reduced thickness is located between said lateral edges of each respective arm. 22. The suspension load beam for an actuator assembly of a disk drive of claim 20, wherein said area of reduced thickness is located along a one of said lateral edges of a respective arm. 23. The suspension load beam for an actuator assembly of a disk drive of claim 20, wherein each of said arms comprises a plurality of areas of reduced thickness. 24. The suspension load beam for an actuator assembly of a disk drive of claim 20, wherein said area of reduced thickness with respect to a first of said arms is a first distance from said secured end portion and said area of reduced thickness with respect to a second of said arms is said first distance from said secured end portion. 25. The suspension load beam for an actuator assembly of a disk drive of claim 20, wherein said area of reduced thickness is an area void of material. 26. The suspension load beam for an actuator assembly of a disk drive of claim 25, wherein said area void of material is located between said lateral edges of a respective arm. 27. The suspension load beam for an actuator assembly of a disk drive of claim 25, wherein said area void of material is located along a one of said lateral edges of a respective arm. 28. The suspension load beam for an actuator assembly of a disk drive of claim 25, wherein each of said arms comprises a plurality of areas void of material. 29. The suspension load beam for an actuator assembly of a disk drive of claim 28, wherein each of said arms comprises an area void of material located between said lateral edges and an area void of material located along a one of said lateral edges. 30. The suspension load beam for an actuator assembly of a disk drive of claim 25, wherein said area void of material with respect to a first of said arms is a first distance from said secured end portion, and wherein said area void of material with respect to a second of said arms is said first distance from said secured end portion. 31. The suspension load beam for an actuator assembly of a disk drive of claim 20, wherein said central aperture is bounded on at least a portion of a first end by said secured end portion of said suspension load beam and is bounded on at least a portion of a second end by said suspended end portion of said suspension load beam. 32. The suspension load beam for an actuator assembly of a disk drive of claim 20, wherein said secured end portion, said suspended end portion, and said bend radius portion comprise a single piece of material. 33. An actuator assembly for a disk drive, comprising: a base member; a suspension load beam, comprising: a secured end portion interconnected to said base member; a bend radius portion, comprising: a first arm, said first arm including a first area void of material; a second arm, said second arm including a second area void of material, wherein said first arm and said second arm define a central opening; and a suspended end portion wherein said secured end portion of said suspension load beam has a first thickness and said bend radius portion of said suspension load beam has a second thickness that is less than said first thickness; and a flexure segment interconnected to said suspended end portion of said suspension load beam. 34. The actuator assembly for a disk of claim 33, wherein said first area void of material is located along a lateral edge of said first arm and said second area void of material is located along a lateral edge of said second arm. 35. The actuator assembly for a disk drive of claim 33, wherein said first area void of material is located between an inside lateral edge and an outside lateral edge of said first arm and said second area void of material is located between an inside lateral edge and an outside lateral edge of said second arm. 36. The actuator assembly for a disk drive of claim 33, wherein said first and second arms each comprise a plurality of areas void of material. 37. The actuator assembly for a disk drive of claim 36, wherein at least one of said plurality of areas void of material of each of said arms is located along a lateral edge of a respective arm. 38. The actuator assembly for a disk drive of claim 36, wherein at least one of said plurality of areas void of material of each of said arms is located between first and second lateral edges of a respective arm. 39. The actuator assembly for a disk drive of claim 36, wherein at least one of said plurality of areas void of material of each of said arms is located between first and second lateral edges of a respective arm, and wherein at least one of said plurality of areas void of material of each of said arms is located along a one of said first and second lateral edges of a respective arm. 40. The actuator assembly for a disk drive of claim 39, wherein said one of said plurality of areas void of material located between first and second lateral edges of a respective area are equidistant from said secured end portion of said suspension load beam, and wherein said one of said plurality of areas void of material located along one of said first and second lateral edges of a respective arm are equidistant from said secured end portion of said suspension load beam. 41. The actuator assembly for a disk drive of claim 33, wherein said first area void of material and said second area void of material are equidistant from said secured end portion of said suspension load beam. 42. A suspension load beam for an actuator assembly of a disk drive, comprising: a secured end portion having a first thickness; a suspended end portion; and a bend radius portion having a second thickness that is less than said first thickness, said bend radius portion comprising: a pair of arms extending between said secured end portion and said suspended end portion, said arms having inside lateral edges and outside lateral edges, wherein said arms comprise a first and a second lateral extent of a central aperture, and each of said arms further including a void. 43. In a disk drive actuator assembly, the actuator assembly including an actuator arm pivotally mounted on a shaft and movable between a first position and a se
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