Dock insert

- Apple
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a dock insert embodying our new design.

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a rear view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a front view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a left side view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a right side view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of a dock insert in accordance with another embodiment of the present design.

FIG. 10 is a bottom perspective view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 11 is a top view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 12 is a bottom view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 13 is a rear view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 14 is a front view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 15 is a left side view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 16 is a right side view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 17 is an exemplary perspective view of how a docking system can incorporate the dock insert of FIG. 1 or 9 with a docking station.

FIG. 18 is an exemplary top view of a docking system that incorporates the dock insert of FIGS. 1 with a docking station.

FIG. 19 is an exemplary top view of a docking system that incorporates the dock insert of FIGS. 9 with a docking station.

FIG. 20 is a top perspective view of a dock insert in accordance with another embodiment of the present design.

FIG. 21 is a bottom perspective view of the dock insert shown in FIG. 20.

FIG. 22 is a top view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 20.

FIG. 23 is a bottom view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 20.

FIG. 24 is a rear view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 20.

FIG. 25 is a front view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 20.

FIG. 26 is a left side view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 20.

FIG. 27 is a right side view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 20.

FIG. 28 is an exemplary perspective view of how a docking system can incorporate the dock insert of in FIG. 20 with a docking station.

FIG. 29 is an exemplary top view of a docking system that incorporates the dock insert of FIG. 20 with a docking station.

FIG. 30 is a top perspective view of a dock insert in accordance with another embodiment of the present design.

FIG. 31 is a bottom perspective view of the dock insert shown in FIG. 30.

FIG. 32 is a top view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 30.

FIG. 33 is a bottom view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 30.

FIG. 34 is a rear view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 30.

FIG. 35 is a front view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 30.

FIG. 36 is a left side view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 30.

FIG. 37 is a right side view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 30.

FIG. 38 is an exemplary perspective view of how a docking system can incorporate the dock insert of FIG. 30 with a docking station; and,

FIG. 39 is an exemplary top view of a docking system that incorporates the dock insert of FIG. 30 with a docking station.

Various examples of docking station embodiments are shown and described, for example in U.S. Design patent application Ser. No.: 29/237,233, filed Aug. 24, 2005 and entitled “Docking Station”; and U.S. Design patent application Ser. No.: 29/237,084, filed Aug, 24, 2005 and entitled “Docking Station”, both of which are incorporated herein by reference.

All of the material from the two U.S. Design Patent applications that is essential to the claimed design is included herein. Any material in the two U.S. Design Patent applications that is not present herein forms to part of the claimed design.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a dock insert, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D568297
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 23, 2007
Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Bartley K. Andre (Menlo Park, CA), Daniel J. Coster (San Francisco, CA), Daniele De Iuliis (San Francisco, CA), Richard P. Howarth (San Francisco, CA), Jonathan P. Ive (San Francisco, CA), Duncan Robert Kerr (San Francisco, CA), Shin Nishibori (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Dean Rohrbach (San Francisco, CA), Douglas B. Satzger (Menlo Park, CA), Calvin Q. Seid (Palo Alto, CA), Christopher J. Stringer (Portola Valley, CA), Eugene Antony Whang (San Francisco, CA), Rico Zorkendorfer (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Stella M. Reid
Assistant Examiner: Keli′ L. Acker
Attorney: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Application Number: 29/282,543
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (11) (D14/217)