Patent · US Expired

Secured snap-on cover for a computer system docking station

US6061234A · kind A · utility

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31References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 15, 1999
Grant dateMay 9, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 15, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K5/15
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A docking station for a computer system includes a tray having a support surface for supporting the computer system, and an undersurface opposite the support surface. The tray includes a plurality of openings formed therein connecting the support surface and the undersurface. A housing cover includes a security device extending therefrom for engagement with the computer system. A housing cover is mounted on the support surface and includes a plurality of snap tabs and a receiver extending through the openings and terminating adjacent the undersurface. A latching device is mounted adjacent the undersurface. A protrusion member is adjacent the undersurface and is connected for movement with the latching device into and out of engagement with the receiver.

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