Abstract: A fan assembly includes a fan mounted within a housing that features an inward concave arrangement for an inner face of its housing to reduce the distance between the housing and a center shaft of the fan blades. In this way, fan vibration and noise can be reduced.

Abstract: A controlling device for controlling a slot shutter of a slot in a computer casing is provided for the user to operate easily and conveniently. The device includes a panel with the slot shutter, an operating button disposed on the panel and peripheral to the slot shutter, a link component disposed at an inner side of the panel and having a first end corresponding to the operating button and a second end corresponding to a tray controlling button, and a resilient member disposed on the link component for providing a resilience for the operating button. When the operating button is pressed, which generates a flexible location shift of the link component due to a flexibility thereof, the tray controlling button is compressed by the link component, such that the purpose of connectedly operating the tray controlling button through the operating button is accomplished. Accordingly, the operating button can be disposed at a position where is convenient for operating.

Abstract: A panel of a computer's main unit includes a display board, which is capable of showing colors responsive to electrical signals. A circuit is coupled to the display board for controlling colors displayed thereon.

Abstract: A lift-type positioning structure for a lid of a bracket of a computer interface card havs a housing, a seat member, a lid and a positioning structure. The housing has a receiving slot for receiving the interface card, a rectangular slot over the receiving slot, and a horizontal platform extending perpendicularly from a lower edge of the rectangular slot. The seat member is mounted to the housing at an edge of the rectangular slot. The lid is pivotally connected to the seat member to be lifted up or down. The positioning device is operative to secure the lid at an open position.

Abstract: A CPU cooling apparatus comprises a fin, a heat sink, and a heat pipe thermally coupling the fin and the heat sink. When installed in a personal computer, the fin thermally couples with a CPU to receive heat generated by the CPU. The heat pipe conducts the heat to a heat sink, which is cooled by an exhaust fan that directs a flow of air outside the computer.

Abstract: A terminal assembly for a personal computer integrates an S-video and a composite video terminal into a single socket on an electronic device. The socket includes inlets for separately carrying S-video and composite video signals. The socket can be connected to provide an S-video signal to another device using a standard S-video cable. Alternatively, the socket can be connected to provide a composite video signal using an adaptor that has two terminals: one for mating with the socket and coupling with the composite video inlets thereon, and the other for providing a standard composite video connection.

Abstract: A tire handling tool for manipulating a wheel-mounted tire while installing or removing it from a vehicle comprises a single steel bar bent to form a forked, substantially planar, elongated body having a longitudinal axis bifurcated at a waist, a handle section adjacent the waist, the handle section formed by two parallel segments of the steel bar spaced apart by a plate at the waist and terminating in a transverse grip opposite the plate, the tool having a tine section adjacent the waist and extending coplanar with and opposite the handle section, the tine section formed by two divergent extensions of the steel bar segments forming the handle section, each tine having a traction means on one side for engaging a tread of a tire. The plate may have a driver stud for attaching a socket wrench extension perpendicular to the plate for tightening and loosening lug nuts. The plate may further include a spin handle opposite the driver stud to facilitate spinning the nuts onto and off of the lugs.

Abstract: A wheeled tire truck is provided for installing, removing and transporting rim-mounted tires for vehicles. The truck comprises an elongated body section and extended fork section supported by a transverse axle having wheels at either end bracketing the body. The body includes a handle section extending opposite the fork section to terminate in a grip, and the fork section extends opposite the handle for straddling the tire on either side of its center of gravity and beneath its tread. The tire rests against the handle portion and separate tire rests over each wheel, and the tire may be transported by balancing the weight of the tire on the wheels while pushing on the grip.