Docking station

- Apple
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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a docking station in accordance with the present design. The docking station can, for example, be a docking station for a device such as a media player or a media storage device.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view for the docking station.

FIG. 3 is a front view for the docking station.

FIG. 4 is a rear view for the docking station.

FIG. 5 is a right side view for the docking station.

FIG. 6 is a left side view for the docking station.

FIG. 7 is a top view for the docking station.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view for the docking station.

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view for the docking station while it is retaining a media device; and,

FIG. 10 is a left side view for the docking station while it is retaining a media device.

The broken lines showing of various regions and media devices are for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1, 3 and 7 are included for the purpose of illustrating a portion of the docking station that forms no part of the claimed design. The broken lines showing the media device in FIGS. 9 and 10 are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a docking station, as shown and described.

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Other references
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Patent History
Patent number: D495336
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 25, 2003
Date of Patent: Aug 31, 2004
Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Bartley K. Andre (Menlo Park, CA), Daniel J. Coster (San Francisco, CA), Daniele De Iuliis (San Francisco, CA), Richard P. Howarth (San Francisco, CA), Jonathan P. Ive (San Francisco, CA), Duncan Robert Kerr (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Dean Rohrbach (San Francisco, CA), Douglas B. Satzger (San Carlos, CA), Calvin Q. Seid (Palo Alto, CA), Christopher J. Stringer (Pacifica, CA), Eugene Anthony Whang (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Beyer Weaver & Thomas, LLP
Application Number: 29/180,562
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Docking Station Or Memory Expansion Base (D14/434)
International Classification: 1402;