Removable and Replaceable Docking Unit
AssigneeSDI Technologies, Inc.
InventorThomas Choi
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Abstract
A removable/replaceable docking unit includes a cradle, a dock connector extending through an opening in a bottom portion of the cradle, a circuit board to which the dock connector is integrally attached, a wire connector integrally attached to the circuit board at a side thereof opposite the dock connector and the dock connector and the wire connector communicatively coupled via the circuit board and a removable connector provided in the cradle for removably connecting the docking unit to an electronic device.
Claims15
A removable docking unit comprising:
- a cradle;
- a dock connector extending through an opening in a bottom portion of the cradle;
- a circuit board to which the dock connector is integrally attached;
- a wire connector integrally attached to the circuit board at a side thereof opposite the dock connector, the dock connector and the wire connector communicatively coupled via the circuit board;
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- means provided in the cradle for removably connecting the docking unit to an electronic device.
A portable electronic device charger comprising:
- a housing connectable to a power supply;
- a device receiving portion provided in and removably connectable to a top portion of the housing;
- a dock connector positioned within the device receiving portion and removably attachable to a portable electronic device;
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- means provided in the device receiving portion for removably connecting the device receiving portion to the top portion of the housing.
An electronic device for charging a portable electronic device comprising:
- a housing having a wire connector positioned in the housing;
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- a docking unit removably attached to a top portion of the housing, the docking unit including a cradle provided with means for removably attaching the docking unit to the top portion of the housing, a dock connector positioned at a bottom portion of the cradle, a circuit board to which the dock connector is integrally attached, a dock wire connector integrally attached to the circuit board at a side opposite the dock connector, the dock connector and the dock wire connector communicatively coupled to the circuit board and the dock wire connector communicatively engaging the wire connector of the electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.