Docking station

US2015355678A1 · US · A1

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-2015355678-A1
Application numberUS-201414296718-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateJun 5, 2014
Priority dateJun 5, 2014
Publication dateDec 10, 2015
Grant date

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Abstract

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A docking station includes a housing having a number of connectors, and having two or more engaging elements and two or more engaging devices. The engaging elements are selected from cavities formed in the housing. The engaging devices are selected from projections formed on the housing. A receptacle includes two or more engaging members for engaging with the engaging elements of the housing and for detachably supporting the housing on the receptacle. One or more electric facilities include one or more engaging mechanisms for engaging with the engaging members of the receptacle and for detachably supporting the electric facilities on the receptacle.

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I claim: 1 . A docking station comprising: a housing including a plurality of connectors provided thereon, and including at least two engaging elements provided therein, and including at least two engaging devices provided thereon. 2 . The docking station as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said at least two engaging elements are selected from cavities formed in said housing. 3 . The docking station as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said cavities formed in a bottom portion of said housing. 4 . The docking station as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said at least two engaging devices are selected from projections provided on said housing. 5 . The docking station as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said projections are extended upwardly from an upper portion of said housing. 6 . The docking station as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a receptacle including at least two engaging members provided therein for engaging with said at least two engaging elements of said housing. 7 . The docking station as claimed in claim 6 , wherein said at least two engaging members of said receptacle are selected from protrusions extended upwardly from an upper portion of said receptacle. 8 . The docking station as claimed in claim 6 further comprising at least one electric facility having at least one engaging mechanism provided therein for engaging with said at least two engaging members of said receptacle. 9 . The docking station as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said at least one engaging mechanism of said at least one electric facility is selected from a recess formed in a lower portion of said electric facility for engaging with said at least two engaging members of said receptacle. 10 . The docking station as claimed in claim 1 further comprising at least one electric appliance having at least one engaging mechanism provided therein for engaging with said at least two engaging devices of said housing and for detachably anchoring said at least one electric appliance on said housing.

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Classifications

  • G06F1/1632Primary

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

  • Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring · CPC title

  • Mounting supporting structures on the outside of casings · CPC title

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What does patent US2015355678A1 cover?
A docking station includes a housing having a number of connectors, and having two or more engaging elements and two or more engaging devices. The engaging elements are selected from cavities formed in the housing. The engaging devices are selected from projections formed on the housing. A receptacle includes two or more engaging members for engaging with the engaging elements of the housing an…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Oxti Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F1/1632. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Dec 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).