Docking apparatus for a portable data processing unit having undercuts as guide members
AssigneeDell USA, L.P.
InventorMark B. Penniman
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Abstract
An apparatus for docking a data processing unit in which a guide plate extends over a portion of the floor of a housing for receiving the bottom of the unit. Two guide members are disposed at the respective ends of the guide plate for receiving corresponding surfaces formed on said unit. Each of the guide members defines a guide surface that increases in size in a direction toward the rear wall for engagement by the corresponding surfaces of the unit to gradually center and lock the unit in the housing as the unit is inserted into the housing.
Claims8
A docking apparatus for docking a data processing unit having surfaces defined by diagonal undercuts said docking apparatus comprising a housing having a rear wall, a floor extending from said rear wall, a guide plate extending over a portion of the floor for receiving the bottom of the unit, and two guide members respectively disposed at the ends of said guide plate for respectively receiving corresponding surfaces formed on the unit, each of said guide members defining a guide surface that increases in size in a direction toward said rear wall for respectively engaging the surfaces on the unit to gradually guide the unit to a centered and locked position with respect to said housing.
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