Docking device

- Acer Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a docking device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an another perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of an indicated portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of an indicated portion of FIG. 5;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view thereof showing in the use state, wherein a portable device is installed in the docking device; and,

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of an indicated portion of FIG. 7.

The dot-dashed broken lines represent a boundary of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design. The dashed lines showing the docked portable device in FIG. 11 are included for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed environment and form no part of the claimed design. The large thick dashes seen in FIGS. 1, 5, 7, 9, 10, and 12 encircling and referencing the enlargements form no part of the claim, while the remaining small dashed broken lines depict portions of the docking device that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a docking device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D816086
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 1, 2016
Date of Patent: Apr 24, 2018
Assignee: Acer Incorporated (New Taipei)
Inventors: Chu-Yu Chen (New Taipei), Ting-Wei Yuan (New Taipei), Chun-Chieh Chiu (New Taipei)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Marie D. Fast Horse
Application Number: 29/553,342