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US 10,372,161 B2Granted
Docking system
AssigneeAmphenol Thermometrics, Inc.
InventorsDennis Plante, Frank Kies, Himangshu Chowdhury, Santosh Darshan, Mark A. Denovellis
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Abstract
The invention provides a docking system for a portable device, comprising a housing assembly disposed partially within an input-output module and operable between a plurality of viewing angles, at least one retaining member for coupling the housing assembly to the input-output module, and a locking sub-system provided on the housing assembly for locking the portable device to the housing assembly.
Claims23
A docking system for a portable device, comprising:
- a base module;
- a housing assembly for removably receiving the portable device, the housing assembly having an elongated bottom surface that faces the base module;
- at least one L-shaped retaining member rotatably coupling the housing assembly to the base module, wherein the at least one L-shaped retaining member is rotationally and directly coupled to the elongated bottom surface and extends outward from the elongated bottom surface;
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- a quick release locking system comprises a switch and an actuating lever for releasably locking the portable device to the housing assembly;
- a stiffening member removably fixed to the base module;
- wherein the actuating lever includes an actuating arm at a first end and a coupling arm at a second end opposite the first end, wherein the coupling arm is pivotally connected to the stiffening member;
- a friction hinge having a first arm rotatably coupled to a second arm located opposite to the first arm;
- wherein the first arm is coupled to the housing assembly and the second arm is coupled to the at least one L-shaped retaining member;
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- wherein the friction hinge is coupled between the stiffening member and the at least one L-shaped retaining member, such that the at least one L-shaped retaining member extends downward with respect to the friction hinge.
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A docking system for a portable device, comprising:
- a base module;
- a housing that faces the base module is at least partially receiving the portable device and operable between a plurality of viewing angles;
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- a locking system comprised of a manual switch and an actuating lever provided on the housing for locking the portable device to the housing,
- wherein the actuating lever has an upward locked position in which the housing is locked to the portable device, and a downward unlocked position in which the housing is unlocked from the portable device, and the manual switch pivotally moves the actuating lever between the locked and unlocked positions when the manual switch is depressed by a user;
- at least one L-shaped retaining member, wherein the at least one L-shaped retaining member is rotationally coupled to a bottom surface of the housing and extends outward from the bottom surface of the housing;
- a stiffening member removably fixed to the base module;
- wherein the actuating lever includes an actuating arm at a first end and a couple arm at a second end opposite the first end, wherein the coupling arm is pivotally connected to the stiffening member;
- a friction hinge having a first arm rotatably coupled to a second arm opposite the first arm, wherein the first arm is coupled to the housing and the second arm is coupled to the at least one L-shaped retaining member, wherein the friction hinge is coupled between the stiffening member and the at least one L-shaped retaining member such that the at least one L-shaped retaining member extends downward with respect to the friction hinge.
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A housing for a docking system of a portable device, comprising:
- a base module;
- a front enclosure portion formed by a front wall, a side wall, a bottom surface and a back wall forming a channel to at least partially receive the portable device;
- wherein the bottom surface of the front enclosure portion faces the base module;
- at least one L-shaped retaining member, wherein said at least one L-shaped retaining member is rotationally coupled to the bottom surface of the front enclosure portion and extends outward from the bottom surface of the front enclosure portion;
- an electrical connector positioned at the bottom surface of the front enclosure portion to couple with an electrical cable;
- a quick release locking system comprised of a switch and an actuating lever for releasably locking the portable device to the front enclosure portion;
- a stiffening member removably fixed to the base module, wherein the actuating lever is comprised of an actuating arm at a first end and a coupling arm at a second end opposite the first end, wherein the coupling arm is pivotally connected to the stiffening member;
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- a friction hinge having a first arm rotatably coupled to a second arm located opposite to the first arm, wherein the first arm is coupled to the front enclosure portion and the second arm is coupled to the at least one L-shaped retaining member, wherein the friction hinge is coupled between the stiffening member and the at least one L-shaped retaining member such that the at least one L-shaped retaining member extends downward with respect to the friction hinge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.