Docking assembly for a handheld device

A docking assembly for removably docking a handheld device thereto, the handheld device having a device interface comprising a pair of spaced-apart first alignment cavities and a device data connector, the docking assembly comprising:

• a cradle adapted to receive the handheld device therein;
• a first handle adjacent to the cradle and reciprocally movable inwardly and outwardly relative to the cradle between an open position and a closed position of the first handle, the first handle having a handle interface that faces the device interface when the handheld device is placed in the cradle, the handle interface comprising a pair of spaced-apart first alignment projections and a handle data connector connectable to the device data connector, the first alignment projections being engageable with the first alignment cavities of the handheld device;
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• a displacement mechanism operatively connected to the first handle and configured for allowing the first handle to reciprocally move between the open and closed positions thereof such that, as the first handle is moved inwardly from the open position to the closed position thereof, the first alignment projections progressively engage the first alignment cavities in order to guide the handle data connector toward the device data connector until a connection therebetween is established.