Docking station for a portable computer

Details Docking station for a portable computer Docking station for a portable computer

1992-10-15

1994-09-13

Picard, Leo P.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electronic systems and devices

361686, H05K 710, G06F 116

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053474252

ABSTRACT:
A first embodiment of the present invention comprises a housing for a docking station for use with a portable computer. The docking station provides the portable computer with increased display and data storage capabilities. In use, a portable computer is inserted into the docking slot of the docking station. Additionally, a large cathode ray tube display is place on top of the housing for the docking station in typical user scenario. As docking and undocking must not be hindered by the presence of a large display on top of the housing for the docking station, the housing is provided with internally mounted cross beams that distribute the weight of the display around a computer supporting skeleton and through a set of support columns into the surface the housing for the docking station is resting upon. This reinforcing cross beams and columns structure allows the housing for the docking station to support without deformation relatively large displays without being excessive in weight of size.

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Equipto Electronics Corporation, Catalog #500-4, copyright 1990, pp. F-20, F-21 through F-23, and F-29.

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