Docking unit for a portable computer
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view from above and the right of the docking unit for a portable computer of our invention;
FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1, including a phantom line representation of a portable computer system in order to clarify the cooperation of the docking unit and a portable computer (The broken lines shown in FIG. 2 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design);
FIG. 3 is a plan view from above of the docking unit of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the docking unit of FIGS. 1 and 3;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of the docking unit of FIGS. 1, 3 and 4;
FIG. 6 is a plan view from below of the docking unit of FIGS. 1, 3, 4 and 5;
FIG. 7 is a side elevation view from the right of the docking unit of FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6; and,
FIG. 8 is a side elevation view from the left of the docking unit of FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 14, 1996
Date of Patent: Jul 28, 1998
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp. (Armonk, NY)
Inventors: Hisashi Shima (Yamato), Kazuhiko Yamazaki (Hiratsuka)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Attorneys: Daniel E. McConnell, George E. Grosser
Application Number: 0/58,406
International Classification: 1402;