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US 8,998,637 B2Granted
Electronic accessories for digital music players and related methods
AssigneeBelkin International, Inc.
InventorsThorben Neu, Vincent Razo, David A. Kleeman
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Abstract
Embodiments of electronic accessories for digital music players are disclosed herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
Claims20
An electronic accessory for an electronic device, the electronic accessory comprising:
- a dock comprising:
- a dock surface extended between:
- a dock surface front edge;
- and
- a dock surface rear edge;
- and
- a connector aperture between the dock surface front edge and the dock surface rear edge;
- and
- an electrical connector located, between the dock surface front edge and the dock surface rear edge, and through the connector aperture;
- wherein:
- the dock surface comprises:
- a dock front distance;
- and
- a dock rear distance;
- the dock front distance is a shortest path along the dock surface, from a perimeter of the connector aperture to the dock surface front edge;
- the dock rear distance is a shortest path along the dock surface, from the perimeter of the connector aperture to the dock surface rear edge;
- and
- the dock front distance is different than the dock rear distance.
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An electronic accessory for an electronic device, the electronic accessory comprising:
- a dock comprising:
- a dock surface extended between:
- a dock surface front edge;
- and
- a dock surface rear edge;
- and
- a connector aperture between the dock surface front edge and the dock surface rear edge;
- and
- an electrical connector located, between the dock surface front edge and the dock surface rear edge, and through the connector aperture;
- wherein:
- when the electronic accessory rests over a horizontal surface:
- a connector plane is defined parallel to the horizontal surface and intersecting the electrical connector;
- the dock surface comprises:
- a front height magnitude measured, orthogonal to the horizontal surface, from the connector plane to the dock surface front edge;
- a rear height magnitude measured, orthogonal to the horizontal surface, from the connector plane to the dock surface rear edge;
- and
- the rear height magnitude is different than the front height magnitude.
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A method for providing an electronic accessory for an electronic device, the method comprising:
- providing a dock comprising:
- a dock surface extended between:
- a dock surface front edge;
- and
- a dock surface rear edge;
- and
- a connector aperture between the dock surface front edge and the dock surface rear edge;
- and
- providing an electrical connector located, between the dock surface front edge and the dock surface rear edge, and through the connector aperture;
- wherein:
- the dock surface comprises:
- a dock front distance;
- and
- a dock rear distance;
- the dock front distance is a shortest path along the dock surface, from a perimeter of the connector aperture to the dock surface front edge;
- the dock rear distance is a shortest path along the dock surface, from the perimeter of the connector aperture to the dock surface rear edge;
- and
- the dock front distance is different than the dock rear distance.
15 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.