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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2010
Hoss Ward, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicholas Merz, San Carlos, CA (US);
Hoss Ward, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicholas Merz, San Carlos, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A docking assembly for a computer. The docking assembly includes a base station, and a computer-support assembly coupled to the base station. A method for positioning a computer -support assembly for receiving a portable computer comprising moving away from a base station at least one engager member bound to a computer-support assembly. The base station and the computer-support assembly are rotatably coupled to an arm assembly. The method additionally includes moving the computer-support assembly away from the base station while rotating about the arm assembly, and positioning the computer-support assembly in a posture for receiving a portable computer.