Docking station

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11594843-B2
Application number	US-202017136772-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2020
Priority date	Jan 3, 2020
Publication date	Feb 28, 2023
Grant date	Feb 28, 2023

Abstract

A docking station includes a base and a first cable. The base has a plurality of ports. One end of the first cable connects to the base and the other end of the first cable connects to a first lock set.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A docking station, comprising:
a base having a plurality of ports;
a first cable extending outward from inside the base and connecting to a first lock set, wherein the first cable can be accommodated and concealed in the base; and
a first cable module separably disposed in the base, wherein the first cable module includes a module casing and the first cable capable of being accommodated in the module casing, wherein an engaging bump is disposed on one side of the module casing, wherein an engaging hole is disposed on one side of the base, wherein the engaging bump protrudes out of the base through the engaging hole to make the first cable module engage with the base when the first cable module is disposed in the base.

2. The docking station according to claim 1 , wherein the base includes a concave portion, wherein the first lock set is capable of being fixed in the concave portion when the first cable is accommodated in the base.

3. The docking station according to claim 2 , wherein the base includes a cover plate disposed outside the concave portion.

4. The docking station according to claim 1 , further comprising a cable collecting device disposed in the base for accommodating the first cable in the base.

5. The docking station according to claim 4 , wherein the cable collecting device includes a reel having automatic reeling function.

6. The docking station according to claim 1 , wherein the base includes a base lock disposed in the base and a base lock hole disposed on the surface of the base, wherein one end of a second cable is capable of being inserted into the base lock hole and locked by the base lock.

7. The docking station according to claim 1 , wherein the base further includes a hallow buckle having a hollow portion, wherein the first cable is capable of passing through the hallow buckle via the hallow portion.

Assignees

• Sinox Co Ltd

Inventors

• Huang Yueh-Cheng
• Lyu Hao-Jhong

Classifications

• H01R13/72

  Means for accommodating flexible lead within the holder · CPC title

• G06F1/1632 Primary

  External expansion units, e.g. docking stations · CPC title

• H01R27/02

  for simultaneous co-operation with two or more {dissimilar} counterparts · CPC title

• E05B73/0011

  with retraction of the flexible element for storage (E05B73/0029 takes precedence; for padlocks E05B67/006) · CPC title

• H01R2201/06

  for computer periphery · CPC title