Docking station for extending the functions of a laptop computer

- IBM
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a docking station for extending the functions of a laptop computer showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a reduced perspective view thereof with a personal computer connected and shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
Foreign Patent Documents
728519 April 1988 JPX
754221 February 1989 JPX
Other references
  • IBM Serial/Parallel Aclapter, Oct. 1986.
Patent History
Patent number: D361987
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 16, 1993
Date of Patent: Sep 5, 1995
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Inventor: Kazuhiko Yamazaki (Kanagawa)
Primary Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Attorneys: Martin J. McKinley, Andrew J. Dillon
Application Number: 0/16,491
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/107