Gerald W. Steiger - Corvallis OR Ralph W. Kinser - Albany OR Jacques H. Helot - Corvallis OR Daniel I. Croft - Monmouth OR Richard Hollon - Half Moon Bay CA
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA
International Classification:
G06F 116
US Classification:
361686
Abstract:
A manually activated docking station that readily receives a generally horizontally inserted mobile computing device. Movement of a manual activation member causes engagement fingers to positively engage a mobile computing device and pull the port of the computing device onto the port of the docking station. Also disclosed are a unique locking method that impedes movement of the manual activation member and an uninterrupted power supply.