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Port replicating apparatus

US7558898B2 · kind B2 · utility

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34References

11Claims

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Assignee

ACCO Brands Corporation · US

Inventors

Luca Lodolo · Sunnyvale, US
Jason Stone · South San Francisco, US
Jonathan Stacey · Vancouver, CA
Christopher Allen Wilson · Oakland, US
Benjamin Pei-Ming Chia · Cupertino, US
Frederic Frappereau · Menlo Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2006
Grant date	Jul 7, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 2, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F1/1632
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A docking assembly including a port replicating apparatus is disclosed. The docking assembly includes a port replicating apparatus including (i) a housing having a major dimension defined by a first terminal end and a second terminal end, (ii) at least one interface for connecting to a portable electronic device, and (iii) a plurality of connectors in the housing for connecting to a plurality of peripheral devices. A base is also included in the docking assembly. It is capable of mechanically coupling to at least the first terminal end of the housing of the port replicating apparatus, such that the major dimension of the housing is vertically oriented.

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