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Docking station

  • US 9,192,067 B2
  • Filed: 08/14/2013
  • Issued: 11/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A docking station comprising:

  • a housing having an inner space;

    a rotator disposed in a rotatable manner inside the housing, and partially exposed to an outside of the housing when completely open;

    a movable member coupled to the rotator and including a device mounting groove configured to have an electronic device mounted therein when the rotator is completely open, the movable member and the device mounting groove not being exposed to the outside of the housing when the rotator is completely closed, such that the electronic device cannot be mounted therein; and

    a stopper coupled to the movable member to selectively control the movable member so that a position of the movable member is fixed when the rotator is completely open,wherein the rotator comprises;

    a body,an upper surface formed in a rear direction of the body and at least aligned with a top surface of the housing when the rotator is completely closed, anda movable member mounting groove formed in a direction facing the upper surface such that the movable member is disposed within the movable member mounting groove in a movable manner,wherein the stopper is disposed at both lateral sides of the movable member and partially protrudes from an elongated hole having a specific length and formed in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the electronic device is mounted, andwherein one end of the elongated hole is pressed by a spring disposed inside the movable member.

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