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Portable computer stand with integral communication method and apparatus

  • US 7,038,906 B2
  • Filed: 10/24/2003
  • Issued: 05/02/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A stand adapted to support a portable device in a substantially vertical orientation, the portable device having a desktop portion and a display portion, the stand comprising:

  • a base;

    an anchor movably coupled to the base to form a recess between the anchor and the base, the anchor formed to engage the portable device when the desktop portion of the portable device is disposed in the recess, an angle between a plane of the display portion of the portable device and a plane of the desktop portion of the portable device being in the range of between 160° and

    195°

    when the portable device is disposed in the recess;

    a support moveably coupled to the base, the support being moveable to extend upwardly from the base for holding the desktop portion of the portable device; and

    an electrical connector incorporated in the stand for providing a communication path between at least one peripheral device and a portable device disposed in the recess.

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