Docking station
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1. A docking station for charging or otherwise transmitting or receiving electrical signals to or from an electronic device, said docking station comprises:
- a main housing for housing elements of said docking station and enclosing certain elements when said docking station is not in use, and comprising a front cover having an upper edge;
circuit components positioned within said housing for transmitting and/or receiving electrical signals to and/or from said electronic device, said electrical signals being in the form of power and/or communication signals;
a device connector assembly coupled to said main housing and electrically connected to said circuit components for releasably, mechanically, and electrically coupling said electronic device to said docking station;
a stop for preventing said electronic device from tilting rearwardly beyond a predetermined amount, said stop comprising said upper edge;
without requiring any positioning of any of said electronic devices against a forward wall of said docking station, so that when said electronic device is mechanically and electrically coupled to said docking station, said electronic device is prevented from tilting rearwardly to an extent that said mechanical and electrical coupling of said electronic device to said docking station would be disturbed; and
said device connector assembly is structured so as to accommodate different ones of said electronic devices having differing thicknesses.
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A docking station (100) is adapted for charging or otherwise transmitting electrical signals to an electronic device (240). The docking station (100) includes a main housing (102) and a device connector assembly (204). The device connector assembly (204) is coupled to the main housing (102) and electronically connected to circuit components (130, 132) for mechanically and electrically coupling the electronic device (240) to the docking station (100).
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1. A docking station for charging or otherwise transmitting or receiving electrical signals to or from an electronic device, said docking station comprises:
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a main housing for housing elements of said docking station and enclosing certain elements when said docking station is not in use, and comprising a front cover having an upper edge; circuit components positioned within said housing for transmitting and/or receiving electrical signals to and/or from said electronic device, said electrical signals being in the form of power and/or communication signals; a device connector assembly coupled to said main housing and electrically connected to said circuit components for releasably, mechanically, and electrically coupling said electronic device to said docking station; a stop for preventing said electronic device from tilting rearwardly beyond a predetermined amount, said stop comprising said upper edge; without requiring any positioning of any of said electronic devices against a forward wall of said docking station, so that when said electronic device is mechanically and electrically coupled to said docking station, said electronic device is prevented from tilting rearwardly to an extent that said mechanical and electrical coupling of said electronic device to said docking station would be disturbed; and said device connector assembly is structured so as to accommodate different ones of said electronic devices having differing thicknesses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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