Docking unit for a portable computer

- IBM
Description

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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D362241 September 12, 1995 Youens et al.
D363276 October 17, 1995 Lucente et al.
D364151 November 14, 1995 Yamazaki
5555491 September 10, 1996 Tao
Patent History
Patent number: D396454
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
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/114
International Classification: 1402;