Pedestal computer docking station

(New) A pedestal docking station for use in converting a notebook computer into a desktop computer configuration which utilizes a display screen of the notebook computer, the pedestal docking station comprising:

• an upwardly extending pedestal, having an upper end, a base section, and a center of mass;
• an upper mounting member coupled to the upper end of the upwardly extending pedestal, the mounting member being configured to receive the notebook computer in an elevated, supporting relationship at least four inches above a work surface with a center of mass of the notebook computer in substantial vertical alignment with the center of mass of the upwardly extending pedestal;
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• port replicator components coupled to the upper mounting member, the port replicator components corresponding to input/output ports of the notebook computer and including connections for attachment to supporting peripheral components.

(New) A pedestal docking station for use in converting a notebook computer into a desktop computer configuration which utilizes a display screen of the notebook computer, the pedestal docking station comprising:

• an upwardly extending pedestal, having an upper end and a center of mass;
• an upper mounting member selectively and rotatably coupled to the upper end of the upwardly extending pedestal to receive the notebook computer in an elevated, supporting relationship above a work surface with a center of mass of the notebook computer in substantial vertical alignment with the center of mass of the upwardly extending pedestal;
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• port replicator components coupled to the upper mounting member, the port replicator components corresponding to input/output ports located on a bottom of the notebook computer;
• wherein the upper mounting member is configured to enable an operator to rotate the display screen into a portrait or landscape orientation.