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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 |
| 4823235 | Earth connection device in metal core printed circuit board A device for providing an earth connection in a metal core printed circuit board (2) which is assembled in a shield casing (1) and which has an earth pattern (23) and a metal core (21), includes conductive connecting members (3) having one end soldered to... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4797784 | Substrate mounting device A substrate mounting device for installing an electrical substrate to a carrier substrate. The substrate mounting device includes a plurality of guide rails mounted on the perimeter edge of the electrical substrate. First and second substrate guides are m... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4794488 | Substrate mounting device A substrate mounting device for installing an electrical substrate to a carrier substrate. The substrate mounting device includes a plurality of tabs extending from the perimeter edges of the electrical substrate. First and second substrate guides are mou... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4780793 | IC card and connector therefor A shuttered card-edge type IC card including a base having springs therein and a circuit board, a shutter and a cover provided in succession on at least one surface of the base. The base is formed with guide grooves and guide and spring receiving grooves.... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4766519 | Housing, particularly for hand held devices A housing or enclosure, which is particularly suitable for electronic circuits, comprises two housing parts that fit together and interlock. Each housing part is substantially U-shaped in cross-section and has an end cover that covers the total cross-sect... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4739452 | Mounting structure for a printed circuit board A printed circuit board mounted in a casing together with other electronic and/or electric devices in a compact and spacing-saving manner, thereby enabling provision of a compact and small-sized casing. The printed circuit board is detachably mounted thro... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4736274 | Air seal retention means Disclosed are air seals adapted to be so engaged in a receiving card rack slot as to thrust out against the opposed slot bases and thus establish "base-engaging" retention forces, this effected in some embodiments by forming a base-engaging flexure strip ... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4717216 | Multi circuit board card enclosure The invention is an enclosure for containing several printed circuit boards. Detechable brackets for mounting the enclosure to a rack, detachable latching door hinges and a combination of detachable members are assembled in an improved housing for detacha... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4710853 | Assembly for mounted components with snap-action A structural assembly for interchangeably and supportably mounting electrical components of the type having snap-action mounts includes a pair of longitudinally-extending slide rails integral with a base wall of a housing. The slide rails have snap-fasten... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4672511 | Electrical installation comprised of individual assemblies The invention concerns an electrical system consisting of removable, variably sized, individual sub-assemblies interconnected electrically and physically with an assembly carrier. This assembly carrier provides mounting for connectors of various configura... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4573104 | Assembling construction of electronic apparatus An assembly of electronic apparatus housed in a case is assembled so that a pair of opposed panels associated with the case are integrally connected through a circuit board. Pillar-like portions having guide grooves and engaging shoulders associated there... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4550362 | Board positioning arrangement An arrangement for positioning a printed wiring board relative to a rigid backplane without the need of support for the printed wiring board from below. Connector pins extend from the backplane and engage connector sockets mounted on the printed wiring bo... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4533977 | Printed wiring board assembly employing track engaging runners A printed wiring board assembly including a printed wiring board including a pair of guide runners attached to an upper and a lower edge thereof. The guide runners include an elongated body, a pair of elongated walls extending the length of and from one s... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532576 | Printed wiring board file and method of utilizing the same A printed wiring board file arranged to mount printed wiring boards in an efficient manner while simultaneously providing for the convection cooling of such boards. The boards include components of varying heights. Each printed wiring board is supported b... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531176 | Cartridge having improved electrostatic discharge protection A pluggable cartridge is disclosed for housing electronic components and for insertion into a cavity of a using device, such as a telephone or video game apparatus, having a recessed electrical connector. The cartridge comprises first and second dielectri... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4531175 | Printed wiring board guide A guide for use with a vertically oriented printed wiring board supported on a pair of support beams. The guide is of wire construction including guide fingers alternately formed on both sides of the printed wiring board. Attachment members are formed at ... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4519016 | Printed circuit board card cage A dual density printed circuit board card cage for housing a plurality of printed circuit board cards in a parallel, stacked relationship. The card cage embodies a unique, intermediate frame member comprising a single piece of sheet metal having a plurali... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4486816 | Housing for receiving and storing printed circuit boards A housing for receiving and storing printed circuit boards comprises a first pair of interconnect elements at the rear of the housing and a second pair of interconnect elements at the front of the housing end. A connector backplane assembly including a pl... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4470101 | Apparatus for the mounting and wiring of printed circuit boards An apparatus for mounting a plurality of electrical circuit boards in a spaced-apart coaxial relationship while yet permitting the circuit boards to be eccentrically moved out of the coaxial relationship during manufacture and/or maintenance. A first elon... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4388671 | Cathode ray tube display terminal having an enclosure for protection of a logic board A cathode ray tube display terminal includes a printed circuit logic board permanently mounted in a molded plastic enclosure assembly during "on the shelf" storage and shipment of the enclosure as a spare part and during normal operation of the CRT displa... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4378503 | Automotive backlight heater and timing control means An electrical switching and timing assembly is shown having a manually actuatable switch selectively closable and openable, an associated electrical circuit has an input end and an output end, the input end is intended for connection to a source of electr... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4363075 | Ventilated electronic apparatus for heated appliances Equipment having a source of substantial heat is provided with a ventilated housing and an electronic assembly which can be mounted between ventilating air inlet and outlet opening means in the housing. The electronic assembly includes a plurality of para... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4327835 | Universal snap-in card guide for printed circuit card enclosures A printed circuit card enclosure is disclosed having end plates and shelf members which are secured together to form the enclosure. The shelf members are provided with holes for receiving flexible snap-in card guides which are used to retain and support p... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4277120 | Printed circuit board storage cabinet A printed circuit board storage cabinet provides for guided retention of circuit boards between interengaged modular retaining members which are readily interchangeable to enable simultaneous storage of circuit boards having differing widths and which pro... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4247882 | Universal input/output system construction for programmable controllers By providing an input/output housing which incorporates paired slider assemblies for supportingly maintaining a printed circuit board in secure electronic engagement between a central processor and external devices, with said printed circuit board being q... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4167032 | Alignment apparatus for circuit card mountings Apparatus (120, 121, 410, 640) is disclosed for facilitating the alignment of an electrical circuit card (109) having an edge-mounted connector (501) thereon with a plurality of backplane-mounted electrical pin contacts (114) in a circuit card mounting as... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4157583 | Circuit board clamping assembly An improved mechanical arrangement is disclosed for removably attaching a circuit board to a mounting box. An edge portion of the circuit board containing the board's heat conductive strip slides between two elongated heat sink guides attached to the moun... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4124878 | Inexpensive device for mounting circuit boards to a mother board A plurality of circuit boards having male pin connectors are connected to a mother board having female pin receptor connectors, each circuit board being supported by a pair of grooved edge guide means. After the circuit boards are inserted into the device... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4092699 | Simplified rack for electronic components A unitized shelf and guide framework for supporting so-called printed circuit cards in spaced alignment. Open-work shelves are joined, for example by welding, in accurate alignment to corner posts to form a frame. Each shelf consists of longitudinal chann... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4089043 | Frame for printed circuit cards Chassis comprising cross members joined by slides intended to hold printed circuit boards. The end of the slides is shaped to engage in, and be centered between the arms of an extruded section, the cross-section of which resembles a spring clamp.... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4075683 | Rack for circuit boards A rack for the parallel arrangement of a number of circuit boards provided with electronic components and the connecting electric wiring and a first part of a contact device has a front and a rear pair of mutually parallel profile bars attached between an... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4068290 | Cantilever circuit card guide A circuit card guide adapted to be fastened in a temporary fashion between permanently attached card guides so as to permit the guiding and retaining of circuit cards having a width substantially less than the spacing between the permanent guides.... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4034871 | Adapter for mounting printed circuit cards A printed circuit card adapter for mounting on an elongated stud comprises a bar-like member having at least one surface area having a contour substantially conforming to the surface of the elongated stud upon which it is mounted. Guide means are disposed... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4022326 | Dual action retaining guide for printed circuit card racks A retaining guide for printed circuit cards has the form of a narrow channel member having a bottom wall and vertically-extending side walls. The cards are slidably inserted into this member. The retentive force is exerted upon the cards by the fact that the c... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4019099 | Circuit board mounting device A track mounting device for printed circuit board includes an elongated channel member of generally U-shaped cross-section, and including intermediate opposed resilient finger means for resiliently gripping the circuit board, as well as opposed intermedia... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4017770 | Connecting device for telecommunication circuits Connecting device for telecommunication circuits, comprising a frame of insulating material shaped as a rectangle and having guiding grooves which may engage the edges of a movable board, carrying printed circuits and electric and/or electronic components... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4007403 | Circuit card guide A circuit card guide comprising an elongated channel shaped element having upstanding side walls, each with an upper reach extending inwardly in a reentrant bend and terminating in a downwardly extending lip. The reentrant bend includes portions cut away ... | 02/08/1977 |
| 4002953 | Device for fixing a printed circuit board to a casket-like support A device for fixing a printed circuit board to a casket-like support has been described. The support is equipped with pairs of inside channels for guiding and supporting the circuit board, and the device comprises an elastic material which partly occupies... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3983457 | Coax cable seizure device An improved seizure device for connecting coaxial cable transmission lines to electronic devices is disclosed. According to the invention, the center conductor of the coaxial cable is inserted in an opening between two tines of a conductive post which is ... | 09/28/1976 |
