Patent · US Expired

Locking cradle for tablet computers

US7274564B2 · kind B2 · utility

37Cited by
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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 23, 2004
Grant dateSep 25, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 14, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S248/92
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cradle for supporting and retaining a tablet computer having four sides, a front, and a back. The cradle has a base, projecting arms coupled to the base and located along three of the four sides of the tablet computer when the back of the computer is on the base, and one or more moveable arms that are selectively engagable along the fourth side of the tablet computer when the back of the computer is on the base, to selectively retain the tablet computer in the cradle.

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