Systems, methods, and apparatus for docking a handheld device

US9310840B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FIRST DATA CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• John Beatty · San Francisco, US
• Leonard Robert Speiser · Mountain View, US
• Eric Fuhs · Crystal Lake, US
• David Frederick Lyons · Mountain View, US
• Chris Loew · Palo Alto, US
• Scott McKinley DeWinter · Oakland, US
• Justin Michael Beck · Palo Alto, US
• Todd Lewis · Cohocton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 27, 2014
• Grant date: Apr 12, 2016
• Expiry date: Jun 8, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16M2200/024
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A docking assembly for a handheld device comprising a handle and associated methods are disclosed herein. The docking assembly may include a base, a tube extending from the base, and a dock cup in rotatable communication with the tube. The dock cup may be configured to mate with the handle. The docking assembly also may include an electrical connection assembly configured to mate with the handle when the handle is positioned within the dock cup. Moreover, the docking assembly may include a first locking assembly configured to lock the handle in the dock cup to prevent the handle from being removed from the dock cup, and a second locking assembly configured to lock the orientation of the dock cup to prevent rotation of the dock cup.