Denis Pavillard

US Patent:

62849786, Sep 4, 2001

Filed:

Jun 17, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/335385

Inventors:

Denis Pavillard - Redwood City CA
Sergio Lazzarotto - Neuchatel, CH
Keith Tritschler - Dublin, IE

Assignee:

Logitech, Inc. - Fremont CA

International Classification:

H02G 304
G06F 116

US Classification:

174 97

Abstract:

A keyboard includes a Universal Serial Bus hub having at least one downstream port each for connecting with a connector coupled to a cable of a downstream system peripheral device. The keyboard includes a cable receiving channel for receiving at least a portion of the cable of the downstream system peripheral device. The cable receiving channel is an open channel disposed in the bottom surface of the keyboard. The cable receiving channel has sufficient length and depth for receiving a substantial portion of the cable. The cable receiving channel includes a plurality of paths of varying lengths selectable for receiving different lengths of the cable into the channel to adjust the cable slack. The cable can be stacked to overlap in portions of the channel to increase the amount of the cable received in the channel and to reduce the cable slack.