Port replicator for extending the functions of a portable personal computer
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FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the port replicator for extending the functions of a portable personal computer showing my new design with a portable computer being shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged rear perspective view of the port replicator shown in FIG. 1 with the connector and accessory end being illustrated and the accessories being shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the port replicator shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the port replication shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of one side of the port replicator illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the port replicator illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the port replicator illustrated in FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the port replicator illustrated in FIG. 1.
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 26, 1994
Date of Patent: Dec 5, 1995
Assignee: Zenith Data Systems Corporation (Buffalo Grove, IL)
Inventor: Peter A. Ojeda (St. Joseph, MI)
Primary Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Law Firm: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery
Application Number: 0/27,669
