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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sean P Ryan, The Woodlands, TX (US);
James J Tumlinson, Tomball, TX (US);
Teodros Mesfin, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ; H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320 15 ; 320-2 ; 361680 ; D131 / ;
Abstract
A docking base including an integral charger holder sized for receiving a notebook computer rechargeable battery is disclosed. The battery when positioned in the holder is electrically coupled to a power source for recharging the battery. The base further includes movable legs so that the keyboard of the notebook computer, when positioned on the base, can be either positioned horizontally or inclined as ergonomically desired by the individual users.