Trimble Navigation Limited

Trimble Inc.

Gareth Todd Gibson

Gerald W Steiger

Steven N Miller

Michael George Sanders

Sam Chen

Jonathan David Musch

Geoffrey James Mentink

David A Sheehan

Oliver Chen

Robert Barnwell Elliott Puckette

An assembly including a host device and an add-on module, in which the host device and the add-on module include features to provide a rugged electro-mechanical interface or connection between the host device and the add-on module. The host device includes a body that has an open or non-enclosed docking bay on a side, and the module is placed into the docking bay such that a top side of its body mates with the inner surfaces and features of the docking bay. The interface is rugged so that the assembly is useful in the field, and the interface provides a secure attachment that can withstand dropping. A hook is provided on the top side of the body of the module, and the hook feature's shape, when combined with the location of fasteners on the module body that mate with threaded holes in the docking bay, is designed to withstand dropping.

Host device and add-on module assembly with a rugged module connection

Tablet computer

Growing community of inventors

Christchurch, New Zealand

Gareth Todd Gibson