Horizontal loading docking station with uninterrupted power supply
US6072695A · kind A · utility
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18Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/1632
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A manually activated docking station that readily receives a generally horizontally inserted mobile computing device. Movement of a manual activation member causes engagement fingers to positively engage a mobile computing device and pull the port of the computing device onto the port of the docking station. Also disclosed are a unique locking method that impedes movement of the manual activation member and an uninterrupted power supply.
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