Portable docking station and cord reel assembly
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1. A portable docking station and cord reel assembly for a portable electronic device, comprising a) a housing;
- b) a spool rotatably mounted to said housing;
c) a cradle on said spool, adapted to receive the electronic device and in electrical communication with the portable electronic device; and
d) at least one cable at least partly carried by said spool in electrical communication with said cradle.
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Abstract
A portable docking station and cord reel assembly (10), made for hand held electronic devices (12), includes a housing (20), a spool (22) rotatably mounted in the housing (20), a cradle (36) mounted on the spool (21), adapted to receive an electronic device (12) and in electrical communication with the electronic device (12), and at least one cable (26) at least partly carried by the spool (22) and in electrical communication with the cradle (36).
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28 Claims
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1. A portable docking station and cord reel assembly for a portable electronic device, comprising
a) a housing; -
b) a spool rotatably mounted to said housing;
c) a cradle on said spool, adapted to receive the electronic device and in electrical communication with the portable electronic device; and
d) at least one cable at least partly carried by said spool in electrical communication with said cradle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable docking station and retractable cord reel assembly comprising:
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a) a cord reel housing;
b) a spool mounted for rotation in said housing;
c) a cradle mounted on said spool, configured and arranged to removably receive a portable electronic device, said cradle having a plurality of contacts adapted for electrical communication with the electronic device;
d) a first cable having a first end adapted for electrical communication with one or more of said contacts, said first cable being windable onto and off of said spool; and
e) a second cable having a first end adapted for electrical communication with one or more of said contacts, said second cable being windable onto and off of said spool, said second cable being releasably nested with said first cable when said cables are co-wound on said spool. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A portable docking station for connecting a personal data assistant and a personal computer comprising:
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a) a cord reel housing;
b) a spool mounted for rotation in said housing;
c) a cradle mounted on said spool and adapted to receive the personal data assistant, said cradle having a plurality of contacts for electrical connection with the personal data assistant;
d) an electrical adapter carried by said spool and electrically connected to said contacts;
e) a power cable haying a first end electrically connected to said electrical adapter and a free end carrying a plug adapted for connection to a power source, said power cable being windable onto and off of said spool; and
f) a data cable having a first end in electrical communication with said contacts and a free end carrying a plug adapted for connection to a personal computer, said data cable being windable onto and off of said spool. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A portable docking station for portable telephone comprising
a) a cord reel housing; -
b) a spool mounted for rotation in said housing;
c) a cradle mounted on said spool and adapted to receive the telephone, said cradle having a plurality of contacts for electrical connection with the telephone;
d) a power cable having a first end electrically connected to said contacts and a free end carrying a plug adapted for connection to a power source, said power cable being windable onto and off of said spool; and
e) a headset cable having a first end electrically connected to said contacts and a second end for connection to a headset, said headset cable being windable onto and off of said spool. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A cradle for an electronic device and retractable cord reel assembly comprising:
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a) a cord reel housing;
b) a spool mounted for rotation in said housing;
c) a cradle mounted on said spool;
d) a means for non-contact electrical communication with the electronic device in said cradle; and
e) a cable having a first end adapted for electrical communication with said non-contact electrical communication means, said cable being windable onto and off of said spool. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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