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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2024
National Products, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey D. Carnevali, Seattle, WA (US);
National Products, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A docking adapter for a mobile device includes an adapter body having a back plate and a connector body coupled to the back plate, wherein, when coupled to the mobile device, the docking adapter only engages a back surface and a single side surface of the mobile device or the case; a connector adapter at least partially disposed in the connector body, the connector adapter including a male plug configured for insertion into a female connector of the mobile device, the male plug including first contacts configured for electrically coupling to the mobile device; second contacts electrically coupled to the first contacts and configured for electrically coupling to a dock or other external device; and either a) a docking button permanently coupled to the back plate of the adapter body or b) a docking button indentation defined in, or attached to, the back plate of the adapter body.