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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2023
National Products, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey D. Carnevali, Seattle, WA (US);
National Products, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A dock for an electronic device includes a base configured to fit over at least a portion of a back surface of the electronic device; a tray extending from the base for receiving one side of the electronic device; and a dock connector arrangement that includes a dock connector formed of a first rigid or hard plastic material, a plurality of contacts extending out of, or disposed on, the dock connector, an elastomeric sleeve molded around at least a perimeter of the dock connector, and a contact box, wherein at least a portion of the contact box is molded around at least a perimeter of the elastomeric sleeve, wherein at least the portion of the contact box is formed of a second rigid or hard plastic material, wherein the contact box is coupled to, or part of, the base or the tray.