Cradle assembly for portable computing devices and method

Details Cradle assembly for portable computing devices and method Cradle assembly for portable computing devices and method

1996-06-21

1998-05-12

Feild, Lynn D.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electronic systems and devices

361683, 439310, G06F 116, H05K 116

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057515468

ABSTRACT:
This invention comprises a cradle assembly for supporting a portable electronic device. The assembly includes a base constructed and arranged to receive the portable electronic device. The assembly also includes a first mating member pivotally carried on the base and configured to mate with a complementary mating member of the device. A second mating member is also included, and is configured in spaced apart relation with the first mating member and movably carried on the base, the first and second mating members cooperating to releasably retain the device therealong. In another form, the invention comprises a base, a mating member carried in movable relation on the base, and an electrical connector configured to engage with a complementary electrical connector on a device after it is mated with the mating member via a complementary mating member. In yet another form, the assembly includes a portable electronic device having first and second mating members for mating and demating with complementary base mating members. In even yet another form, the invention comprises a method for removably retaining a portable electronic device to a cradle assembly.

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