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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bryan Howell, Austin, TX (US);
Peter N Skillman, San Carlos, CA (US);
Bryan K Hunter, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell Computer Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361686 ; 361683 ; 439142 ;
Abstract
A computer system includes a housing having a docking connector. A combined height adjustment and cover member is mounted on the housing and is movable from a first position wherein the connector is covered, to a second position wherein the connector is uncovered and the member is in abutment with an external surface of the housing and positioned to be engagable with a docking tray for elevating the housing above the tray surface. This provides a variable height adjustment capability between the docking connector of the computer and the mating connector on the docking tray.