Terminal docking device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9648156-B2
Application number	US-201514886803-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2015
Priority date	Oct 17, 2014
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

A device is provided for connecting a communications terminal. The device includes a male connector which is to be connected to a female connector of the communications terminal. Such a device includes a base to which the male connector is fixed, the base including at least one slide.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for connecting to a communications terminal, the device comprising:
a flat surface;
a male connector, which is configured to be connected to a female connector of said communications terminal; and
a mobile base to which said male connector is fixed, said mobile base being placed on the flat surface; and
a tongue and groove connection between the mobile base and the flat surface, which extends longitudinally along a sliding axis, wherein said mobile base is slidable on the flat surface along the sliding axis.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile base is slidable between a waiting position and an operating position, and also comprises at least one return element, which pushes the mobile base to the waiting position.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said male connector is a micro-USB connector.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said male connector is a Lightning connector.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said male connector is a C-type USB connector.

6. A payment device comprising:
a payment terminal;
a housing connected to the payment terminal for docking a communications terminal; and
a connection device within said housing for docking, the connection device comprising:
a flat surface;
a male connector, which is configured to be connected to a female connector of said communications terminal enabling the payment terminal to communicate with a remote server through the communications terminal; and
a mobile base to which said male connector is fixed, said mobile base being placed on the flat surface; and
a tongue and groove connection between the mobile base and the flat surface, which extends longitudinally along a sliding axis, wherein said mobile base is slidable on the flat surface along the sliding axis.

Assignees

• Ingenico Group

Inventors

• Froment Marion
• Fleury Fabrice
• Barneron Sylvain

Classifications

• H04M1/72409

  by interfacing with external accessories (hands-free H04M1/60) · CPC title

• G06F13/4282

  on a serial bus, e.g. I2C bus, SPI bus (on daisy chain buses G06F13/4247) · CPC title

• G06F1/1632 Primary

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

• H04M1/04

  Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers · CPC title

• H01R2107/00

  Four or more poles · CPC title