Electronic storage device player having a simultaneously moving door and a docking piece or interface
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-001/16
H05K-005/00
H05K-007/00
출원번호
US-0506248
(2006-08-18)
등록번호
US-7489508
(2009-02-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Burout,Charles J.
Mills,Stephen B.
출원인 / 주소
Brookstone Purchasing, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
3인용 특허 :
4
초록▼
A substantially waterproof player presents content stored on an electronic storage device. The player has a body with a recess that houses the storage device and a closeable opening to permit access to the recess. A door is connected to the body and moves between an open position allowing access to
A substantially waterproof player presents content stored on an electronic storage device. The player has a body with a recess that houses the storage device and a closeable opening to permit access to the recess. A door is connected to the body and moves between an open position allowing access to the recess from outside the body and a closed position covering the opening. A docking piece in the recess holds the storage device, and moves between a receiving position for receiving and removing the storage device and a housed position for holding the storage device. The docking piece moves into the receiving position when the door moves into the open position. The docking piece moves into the housed position when the door is moved into the closed position. An input device in the recess receives the content from the storage device.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A presentation apparatus for presenting electronic content stored on an electronic storage device, the apparatus comprising: a body with a recess adapted to house the electronic storage device, and a closeable opening to permit access to the recess; a door connected to the bo
What is claimed is: 1. A presentation apparatus for presenting electronic content stored on an electronic storage device, the apparatus comprising: a body with a recess adapted to house the electronic storage device, and a closeable opening to permit access to the recess; a door connected to the body and movable between an open position allowing access to the recess from outside the body and a closed position covering the opening; a docking piece positioned in the recess to hold the electronic storage device, the docking piece being operably connected to the door so that movement of the door into the open position causes movement of the docking piece into a receiving position for receiving and removing the electronic storage device, and movement of the door into the closed position causes the docking piece to move to a housed position for holding the electronic storage device within the recess; an input device positioned in the recess, the input device adapted to detachably interface with the electronic storage device and to receive the electronic content from the electronic storage device; a processor adapted to receive the electronic content from the input device and to generate an output signal representing the electronic content; and an output device adapted to receive the output signal from the processor and adapted to present the electronic content responsive to the output signal. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the door prevents water from entering the recess when the door is in a closed position. 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a seal placed around the opening to the recess to engage the door and prevent water from entering the recess when the opening is covered. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input device is positioned in the docking piece. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic storage device is a portable universal serial bus (USB) memory drive and the input device is a USB port. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic storage device is a personal audio device. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output device comprises acoustic speakers. 8. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising controllers for the processor. 9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the controllers comprise a keypad. 10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the door further comprises a window having a watertight seal with the door. 11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the electronic storage device has playback controls, and wherein the window on the door comprises a flexible transparent material and is adapted to permit operation of the playback controls through the flexible transparent material. 12. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the body forms a substantially waterproof housing holding the recess, the input device, and the output device, wherein water is prevented from entering an interior of the housing. 13. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a radio integrated in the body. 14. A housing apparatus for housing an electronic storage device, the apparatus comprising: a body with a recess adapted to house the electronic storage device, and a closeable opening to permit access to the recess; a door connected to the body and movable between an open position allowing access to the recess from outside the body and a closed position covering the opening; a docking piece in the recess adapted to hold the electronic storage device, the docking piece movable between a receiving position for receiving and removing the electronic storage device and a housed position for holding the electronic storage device within the recess; and a coupling operably connected between the docking piece and the door, and adapted to move the docking piece into the receiving position as the door is moved into the open position, and to move the docking piece into the housed position as the door moves into the closed position, wherein the door rotates about a first axis between the open position and the closed position, and the docking piece rotates about a second axis between the receiving position and the housed position. 15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the docking piece and the door rotate in opposite directions. 16. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the docking piece has a receiving cavity for receiving the electronic storage device, and wherein when the docking piece is in the receiving position, the cavity of the docking piece faces outwardly through the opening, and wherein, when the docking piece is in the housed position, the docking piece is aligned with the opening and positioned completely within the recess. 17. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein, when the door is in the open position, the door extends outwardly away from the opening, and wherein, when the door is in the closed position, the door is aligned over the opening and covers the recess. 18. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the door approximately forms at least a 90-degree angle with the opening when the door is in the open position, and the docking piece approximately forms a 90-degree angle with the opening when the docking device is in the receiving position. 19. The apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising: a first hinge joining the door and the body, the door moving between the open position and the closed position by rotating about the first hinge, and a second hinge joining the docking piece and the body, the docking piece moving between the receiving position and the housed position by rotating about the second hinge. 20. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the first hinge comprises a first axle extending through the door and through a first body hole in the body, and wherein the second hinge comprises a second axle extending through the docking piece and through a second body hole in the body. 21. The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein, when the door rotates, the first axle correspondingly rotates in the first body hole in the body, wherein, when the docking piece rotates, the second axle correspondingly rotates in the second body hole in the body, and wherein the coupling comprises a linkage between the first axle and the second axle, the linkage causing the second axle and the docking piece to rotate when the door and first axle rotate. 22. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the linkage comprises: a first pin attached to, and extending substantially parallel from, the first axle, the first pin being offset from the first axle to cause the first pin to revolve as the first axle rotates; a second pin attached to, and extending substantially parallel from, the second axle, the second pin being offset from the second axle to cause the second pin to revolve as the second axle rotates; and a bar having a the first bar hole and a second bar hole, the first pin being rotatably connected through the first bar hole, and the second pin being rotatably connected through the second bar hole, wherein, when the first axle rotates, the bar moves as the first pin revolves and causes the second pin to revolve and the second axle to rotate. 23. The apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising: a biasing device adapted to bias the door to remain in the open position, and a releasable locking device to hold the door in the closed position. 24. The apparatus according to claim 23, further comprising a pushbutton adapted to release the locking device to allow the biasing device to move the door to the open position. 25. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein an input device is positioned in the docking piece, the input device being connectable to the electronic storage device to receive electronic content from the electronic storage device. 26. A housing apparatus for housing an electronic storage device, the apparatus comprising: a body with a recess adapted to house the electronic storage device, and a closeable opening to permit access to the recess; a door positioned at a first side of the recess, the door being movable in a first direction between an open position allowing access to the recess from outside the body and a closed position covering the opening; and an interface for holding the electronic storage device positioned within the recess at a second side of the recess, opposite the first side, the interface being movable in a second direction, opposite the first direction, between a receiving position for receiving the electronic storage device and a housed position for holding the electronic storage device within the recess, wherein the door rotates about a first axis between the open position and the closed position, and the interface rotates about a second axis between the receiving position and the housed position. 27. The apparatus according to claim 26, further comprising a biasing device operably connected to the door and the interface and adapted to cause simultaneous movement of the door and the interface into the housed position and the receiving position, respectively. 28. The apparatus according to claim 27, further comprising a releasable locking device to hold the door in the closed position. 29. The apparatus according to claim 28, further comprising a pushbutton adapted to release the locking device to allow the biasing device to move the door to the open position.
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