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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
John B. Ardisana, II, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dhaval N. Shah, Fremont, CA (US);
Teodor Dabov, San Francisco, CA (US);
Darshan R. Kasar, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/64 (2006.01); H01R 13/74 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H01R 13/631 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04M 1/04 (2006.01); F16M 11/10 (2006.01); F16F 1/36 (2006.01); F16F 7/12 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/74 (2013.01); G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); H01R 13/6315 (2013.01); H04M 1/04 (2013.01); H05K 5/0204 (2013.01); F16F 1/36 (2013.01); F16F 7/123 (2013.01); F16M 11/10 (2013.01); H04M 1/0274 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aesthetically pleasing docking station that is able to support electronic devices with only an interface connector. The docking station is further equipped with mechanisms that protect the electronic device from damage if it's deflected too far while mated to the docking station.