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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4533976 | Electronic unit Printed circuit boards each having an electronic component packaged thereon are stacked in a casing with conductive elastic members being interleaved therebetween and an opening of the casing is closed by a cover so that the printed circuit boards are urg... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4516189 | Control apparatus having modular construction In general, an electronic control module includes a module frame adapted for swingable mounting to a rail member. The module includes a plurality of bus conductors constructed and arranged to engage the bus conductors of adjacent modules when mounted. The... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4513351 | Electronic assembly with forced convection cooling An electronic assembly with forced convection cooling comprises an elongate support plate having a plurality of electronic equipment cabinets mounted side by side on a common surface of the plate in the longitudinal direction thereof. At least one air dis... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4510552 | Device for housing communication circuits and equipment A housing device for housing communication circuits and equipment which includes a frame which can receive a plurality of printed boards, each printed board comprising a communication circuit and circuit cables disposed along the frame. A test jack testin... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4503484 | Chassis for electronic circuitry A chassis for electronic circuit modules is disclosed in which a support frame is fabricated from two flat side panels spaced apart by four rods. The rods may be of variable length to accomodate various chassis widths. Each electronic circuit module is co... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4501460 | Modular housing for computer system An improved housing (15, 17) and associated latching mechanism that render practicable the implementation of a completely modular computer system. The latching mechanism effects simple positive engagement and disengagement of the pin and socket connectors... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4479238 | Audio effects system and method A method and a system of organizing, arranging and rear-ranging the number and sequential order of audio effects circuit modules by the changing, including inserting, removing, exchanging and interchanging, of said modules providing noiseless, uninterrupt... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4471898 | Universal modular power and air supply Disclosed is a modular power supply having a case made up of top, bottom and side plates. Each plate has either a male or female portion at the edge which is slidably interconnectable with the edge of an adjacent plate. In addition, male and/or female por... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4468718 | Enclosure and mounting member for printed circuit boards An enclosure and mounting member for printed circuit boards has a first housing member defining the outer front of the enclosure and may have an aperture therein for exposing a front control panel. A second housing member defines the outer rear surface of... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4442476 | Versatile printed circuit board termination rack A termination rack suitable for mounting in a 19 inch instrument cabinet is designed to provide separate cable troughs associated with each of a plurality of printed circuit board housings to permit versatile and high density packaging of electronic circu... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4423465 | Combination electronic circuit element with multidirectionally adjustable joints A combinative electronic circuit element composed of a cube-shaped block having an electronic component assembled therein. The block contains a pair of recesses formed in one pair of its outer opposite surfaces and a pair of projections on another pair of... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4399487 | Insulated plug-in module A cabinet is disclosed having recesses receiving sliding insulated plug-in modules, the modules having front connectors for receiving input signals and rear coupling portions, each module having printed circuit boards and a shield therefor.... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4388490 | Effects box system and method A method for changing each of and/or arranging the sequential order of audio effects circuit modules constructed to be received in any electronic system so predisposed, noiselessly, without the generation of spurious noise signals into the main signal pat... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4386388 | Printed circuit board assembly A protective cover formed from sheet aluminum, which is used to provide both electrical shielding and mechanical protection for a printed circuit board and its components. The abutting edges of the tubular cover are held in contiguous relationship when th... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4384368 | Insulated insert with high electric strength The object of the disclosure is to construct an insert which, given the simplest structure, is optimally insulated and voltage-stable. This goal is achieved in that the insert is composed of a jacket housing of highly insulating synthetic, for example, am... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4369916 | Energy saving override blower control for forced air systems A blower override system and control for forced air systems such as heating or cooling systems in which an override relay starts the blower to circulate the warmed or cooled air when the heating or cooling element turned on. When the heating or cooling is... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4345300 | Recessed circuit module A circuit module (10) having a row of connector pins (21) and being approximately 4mm. thick or less, and including an electrical circuit (22) connected to the connector pins (21). In prior art designs, it has not been possible to utilize a large substrat... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4342002 | Modular electronic systems An amplifier system comprises a plurality of modules located within a cabinet in a manner providing minimum signal paths. The signal to be amplified is divided into frequency ranges for main amplification, and each main amplifier has an independent power ... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4316236 | Hinged support for electrical devices A mounting structure for boards that can be equipped with electronic devices has structurally identical, adjacent frames, which are linked to each other on right angle lugs and can be flipped open like the pages of a book.... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4313149 | Electronic equipment enclosure connecting structure Each of at least two enclosures accommodates an electronic equipment unit and each has a plurality of corners. The enclosures are connected to each other at a corner overlap portion of each. An interconnecting cable, electrically connecting the electronic... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4241381 | Bus bar assembly for circuit cards Power bus bars and ground return bus bars of relatively massive sizes are incorporated into high speed electronic circuitry provided on a large number of circuit cards which are coupled to the power and ground return bus bars with minimized millivolt resi... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4217624 | Communications interface adapter A single circuit board, having a communication interface adapter circuit including I/O and power supply connectors, switches and indicators mounted directly thereto, is mounted to the rear panel of a first housing portion via stand-off and fasteners. The ... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4153127 | Structural unit for an electric vehicle A structural unit for an electric vehicle which includes a box-like slide-in unit containing the electrical, electronic, and electro-mechanical structural elements for the control and regulation of the operating currents and voltages. The slide-in unit wh... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4149218 | Minimum delay module assembly A Minimum Delay Module Assembly, having unrestricted accessibility for servicing, that provides substantially constant electrical and thermal environments for all portions of the assembly regardless of configuration. The assembly comprises a plurality of ... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4109294 | Mounting enclosure for key telephone unit circuit sections A front extrusion having a generally U-shape provides top and bottom walls for the enclosure with a front wall extending therebetween. Integral extruded flanges are formed on the outer surfaces of the top and bottom walls and fastener channels are extrude... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4106076 | Electrical component and bus element assembly A circuit module is disclosed wherein a supporting framework for the module also serves as a voltage and ground bus structure for providing appropriate connections for voltage distribution to circuit boards which are assembled on the framework to form the... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4084214 | Modular housing for electronic apparatus A modular housing molded of a thermoplastic material and arranged for containing electronic circuitry is disclosed. The modular housing includes a box-like base unit, two removable modules, and a rear cover unit. The base unit forms a first housing for co... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4001797 | Annunciator system with direct field wiring An annunciator or similar system includes a plurality of field terminal blocks whose terminals are connected to the field wiring, the field terminal blocks removably fitting within handle terminal blocks. The handle terminal blocks are fixed to module cir... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3961200 | Apparatus for constructing control circuits having relay circuit functional characteristics Plug-in circuit modules and a prewired panel are provided for constructing fully functional relay-type control circuits according to ladder diagram conventions. Plug-in modules include input converters for interfacing external switch devices to the relay ... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3956673 | Printed circuit modules cooled by rack with forced air An improved cooling system wherein printed circuit cards are made into modules of two cards each with an enclosed space between them inside the module. The modules cooperate with a rack which carries air passages, and upon connection of the module into th... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3949782 | Control circuit for dishwasher An electrical circuit for controlling various functions in a plurality of dishwashers having common features of a washing chamber containing a quantity of washing solution, means for heating the washing solution, a temperature sensor arranged to respond t... | 04/13/1976 |
