Docking station for media player
US8488832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/1632
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A docking station for an iPad or the like, has a base, a support connected to the base and holding an iPad, a signal connector, an operating circuit for amplifying an audio signal received from the iPad via the connector, and speakers for reproducing sound based on an audio signal amplified by the operating circuit. The support is movable relative to the base between an erected position for operation of the docking station and a collapsed position when the docking station is not in use and is, in the erected position, movable between two angular positions, supporting the iPad in portrait and landscape orientations. The base has a recess for receiving at least part of the support in the collapsed position, and providing an unobtrusive profile to the docking station in the collapsed position of the support.
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