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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2021
Acco Brands Corporation, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Brian Bautista, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Joseph A. Teresi, San Mateo, CA (US);
Erik Campbell, San Francisco, CA (US);
Wilson Tse, Burnaby, CA;
Ben Thacker, San Mateo, CA (US);
ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Abstract
A dock for a portable electronic device, the dock includes a base including one or more ports, a cradle defining an interior volume configured to house at least a portion of the portable electronic device, the cradle being pivotable relative to the base to change an orientation of the portable electronic device relative to the base, and a security apparatus configured to be inserted into a port of the portable electronic device upon insertion of the portable electronic device into the cradle to prohibit removal of the portable electronic device from the dock, the security apparatus including a data and power transmission apparatus that is electrically connected to the one or more ports.