Method and apparatus for aligning portable computers of varying widths in a variable width docking station
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1. A docking station for a first portable computer having a first width and a second portable computer having a second width wider than said first width, said docking station comprising:
- a base plate; and
a width variation guide pair on said base plate, said width variation guide pair being compressible to accommodate said second portable computer having said second width, but not compressible to accommodate said first portable computer having said first width.
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Abstract
A docking station for a first portable computer and also for a second portable computer, where second portable computer is wider than the first portable computer. The docking station has a base plate and a width variation guide pair, which is compressible to accommodate the width of the second portable computer. The guide pair is not compressible to accommodate the width of the first portable computer.
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13 Claims
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1. A docking station for a first portable computer having a first width and a second portable computer having a second width wider than said first width, said docking station comprising:
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a base plate; and a width variation guide pair on said base plate, said width variation guide pair being compressible to accommodate said second portable computer having said second width, but not compressible to accommodate said first portable computer having said first width. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer system, comprising:
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a first portable computer; and a docking station for said first portable computer having a first width and for a second portable computer having a second width wider than said first width, said docking station comprising; a base plate; and a width variation guide pair on said base plate, said width variation guide pair being compressible to accommodate said second portable computer having said second width, but not compressible to accommodate said first portable computer having said first width. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for docking a first portable computer having a first width into a variable width docking station, said docking station having a compressible width variation guide pair, a base plate, and a front entry edge, said method comprising the steps of:
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placing said first portable computer on said front entry edge of said variable width docking station; centering said first portable computer on said front entry edge of said base plate between said compressible width variation guide pair; and sliding said first portable computer into said docking station on said base plate between said compressible width variation guide pair. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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