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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2010
Sudong Cho, Austin, TX (US);
Antonio Latto, Austin, TX (US);
Kenneth C. Musgrave, Austin, TX (US);
Paul Doczy, Austin, TX (US);
Sudong Cho, Austin, TX (US);
Antonio Latto, Austin, TX (US);
Kenneth C. Musgrave, Austin, TX (US);
Paul Doczy, Austin, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A portable dock and power adapter system includes a dock member having a power adapter member coupling, a plurality of IHS component connectors, and a dock plug that is electrically coupled to the plurality of IHS component connectors and extends from the dock member. The portable dock and power adapter system also includes power adapter member including a dock member coupling and a power adapter plug that is electrically coupled to the dock plug and that extends from the power adapter member. A connecting member extends between the power adapter member and the dock member. The connecting member is operable to orient the power adapter member and the dock member such that the dock member coupling is spaced apart from the power adapter member coupling. The connecting member is also operable to orient the power adapter member and the dock member such that the dock member coupling engages the power adapter member coupling.