Portable computer docking station

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side, perspective view of a portable computer docking station showing our new design; a portable computer and its associated, detachable keyboard are shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and do not form a part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top, front, right side perspective view thereof without the portable computer;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear elevation thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D320196
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 17, 1988
Date of Patent: Sep 24, 1991
Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX)
Inventors: R. Richard Carter (Cypress, TX), Thomas Mitchell (Houston, TX), Douglas C. Bushman (Houston, TX)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Attorneys: J. David Cabello, Christopher Keirs
Application Number: 7/258,972
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/107; D14/114