Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1993-05-20
1995-03-07
Phillips, Michael W.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
361727, 439377, H05K 710, G06F 116
Patent
active
053964004
ABSTRACT:
A computer system is provided that may be easily and relatively quickly converted between a stand-alone desktop configuration and a docking station configuration. The system includes a desktop computer housing having an external opening formed therein, and a plurality of associated computer peripheral devices such as a monitor and keyboard. A first electrical connector is supported within the computer and is electrically coupled to the peripheral devices. The system also includes a first motherboard having a second electrical connector supported thereon and electrically coupled thereto, and a notebook computer having a second motherboard therein and a third electrical connector supported thereon and electrically coupled thereto. Support rail structures are removably secured within the computer housing and extend inwardly from its external opening. The support rail structures have channel portions that slidably support opposite side edge portions of the first motherboard and the notebook computer and facilitate the operative interconnection between the first and second connectors when the first motherboard is inserted into the external computer housing opening to thereby couple the first motherboard to the peripheral devices, and facilitate the operative interconnection between the first and third connectors when the notebook computer is inserted into the external computer housing opening, in place of the first motherboard, to thereby couple the second motherboard to the peripheral devices.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5159533 (1992-10-01), Kuang
patent: 5227953 (1993-07-01), Lindberg et al.
Register David S.
Thompson Jon
Dell USA L.P.
Huffman James
Konneker Richard
Phillips Michael W.
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