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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2008
Kurt Solland, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Kurt Solland, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Northridge, CA (US);
Abstract
A combined power and audio dock for a handheld electronic device provides an integrated solution to the multiple uses of multifunction devices such as mobile telephones with built-in music players. The dock is configured with a recess into which the handheld device is docked so that all four exterior edges of the device are surrounded by the dock. This enables the dock to engage with any controls, jacks and ports along any edge of the device, and includes loudspeakers that can amplify the audio output of the device. The device is docked in an intentional assembly sequence that enables power and audio connectors to engage corresponding jacks on common, adjacent or opposing edges of the handheld device. Removal is accomplished in a reverse sequence.