| US 7,549,875 B2 | ||
| Swivel cap for flash memory device | ||
| G. Phillip Rambosek, Shafer, Minn. (US); Robert C. Martin, St. Paul, Minn. (US); Allen Zadeh, New York, N.Y. (US); Boris Kontorovich, Brooklyn, N.Y. (US); and Richard Whitehall, New York, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Imation Corp., Oakdale, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 16, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/229,358. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0063249 A1, Mar. 22, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 13/44 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—136 [220/810] | 26 Claims |
| 1. A flash memory device comprising:
a housing enclosing a memory assembly;
a serial port extending from the housing and coupled to the memory assembly; and
a swivel cap rotatably coupled and removably attached to the housing, one of the cap and the housing defining a channel and
an other of the cap and the housing comprising a post and a head connected to the post, the head movable through the channel
and wider than the post;
wherein the swivel cap is rotatable between a closed position covering the serial port and an open position exposing the serial
port, and further wherein the swivel cap is rotatable to at least one removal position in which the head aligns with the channel
to enable a separation of the swivel cap from the housing.
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