Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1995-04-06
1996-07-09
Phillips, Michael W.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
439131, G06F 116, H05K 710
Patent
active
055350933
ABSTRACT:
A docking device for a portable computer which can be utilized with a number of portable computers having diverse sizes is disclosed. The docking device includes a body having a number of electronic components disposed therein adapted to be electrically connected to a portable computer. A surface supported by the body is adapted to slidably receive a portable computer selected from among the number of portable computers having diverse sizes. Adjacent to the surface, at least two electrical connectors are disposed, including a first connector rotatably supported by the body which is rotatable between a first position and a second position. The selected portable computer may be electrically connected to the number of electrical components via only the first electrical connector when the first electrical connector is in the first position and may be electrically connected to the number of electronic components via only the second electrical connector when the first electrical connector is in the second position. In a preferred embodiment, the surface is a tray which slides between a docked position at which the selected portable computer is electrically connected to the electronic components via one of the electrical connectors and an undocked position at which the selected portable computer is disconnected from the electronic components. According to a preferred embodiment, when the first electrical connector is in the first position, the first electrical connector extends further from the body along the direction in which the tray slides than the second electrical connector.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5299089 (1994-03-01), Lwee
Noguchi Hiroyuki
Usui Hideyuki
Yonemochi Kenshin
Dillon Andrew J.
International Business Machines - Corporation
McKinley Martin J.
Phillips Michael W.
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