Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Reexamination Certificate
1997-11-26
2001-08-14
Picard, Leo P. (Department: 2855)
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
C361S688000, C248S371000, C248S923000, C248S346060
Reexamination Certificate
active
06275375
ABSTRACT:
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
This application makes reference to, incorporates the same herein, and claims all benefits accruing under 35 U.S.C. §119 from an application for Monitor Stand With Hub Mount earlier filed in the Korean Industrial Property Office on Jan. 10, 1997 and there duly assigned Serial No. 256/1997.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates, in general, to a monitor for computer systems with multimedia functions and, more particularly, to a monitor stand with a hub mount suitable for exteriorly and selectively mounting a universal serial bus hub used for connecting various peripheral equipment such as a telephone, modem, printer, microphone, speaker, scanner, game pad, etc. to a computer.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
In accordance with active development of various applied programs, recently marketed computers are provided with multimedia functions. Such computers, particularly, personal computers are used with various peripheral equipment such as a telephone, telephone network, modem, printer, microphone, digital speaker, joy stick, mouse, scanner, game pad, digital camera, etc.
In order to use such various peripheral equipment with a computer, associated cards are installed in the computer and there requires an increase in the capacity and size of the computer. In addition, when it is necessary to add or change peripheral equipment, the computer has to be disassembled thus being inconvenient to users.
In an effort to overcome the above problem, a universal serial bus (hereinbelow, referred to simply as “USB”) is used for effectively connecting the peripheral equipment to a computer without disassembling the computer. Such a USB is actively developed and marketed recently by manufacturers associated with personal computer and telephone industries, thus allowing users to more effectively and conveniently use the peripheral equipment with computers irrespective of exceedingly enlarged capacity of the peripheral equipment due to active development of various applied programs.
The USB removes the necessity for disassembling a computer while connecting cards associated with peripheral equipment to the computer. In other words, an additional connection of peripheral equipment to a computer is completely accomplished by inserting the connector of an associated cable into a connection port of the USB prior to driving the peripheral equipment.
In the earlier art, the USB is typically installed inside a monitor or a computer so that it is necessary to form a cavity for the USB inside the monitor or computer. However, such a cavity forces the structure of the monitor or computer to be altered in design, thus increasing manufacturing costs.
Another problem of such an interior USB installed in a monitor or computer resides in that the USB forces excessive costs on the owner of the monitor or computer, who may not require the use of such a USB. A further problem experienced in such an interior USB is that the managing or repairing of the USB requires the disassembling of the monitor or computer.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,569,052 for a Computer For Use With a Port Replicator to Belt et al. discloses a port replicator for the efficient connecting and disconnecting of peripheral devices to a computer. However, the invention disclosed in Belt et al ′052 does not mention the use of a Universal Serial Bus (USB). Also, the invention in Belt et al ′052 pertains to a notebook computer and not to a computer monitor.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the earlier art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a monitor stand, which is provided with a hub mount suitable for exteriorly mounting a USB hub used for connecting various peripheral equipment to a computer.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a monitor stand, which is provided with a hub mount suitable for selectively mounting a USB hub without disassembling a monitor or computer.
In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a monitor with a monitor stand on its bottom, wherein the monitor stand comprises: a universal serial bus (USB) hub including top and bottom covers with a USB printed circuit board being interposed between the top and bottom covers; a hub mount formed at a predetermined position of the stand and having a hub cavity for receiving the USB hub; and means for holding the USB hub inside the hub mount, with the USB hub being recessed into the hub mount.
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Bushnell , Esq. Robert E.
Patel Jagdish
Picard Leo P.
Samsung Electronics Co,. Ltd.
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