Motorized horizontal docking station having integrated locking mechanism
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1. A docking station for an electronic device, the docking station comprising:
- a tray for receiving the electronic device;
a top surface of the tray;
a plurality of upstanding sidewalls on the top surface of the tray;
a plurality of positioning members of the top surface of the tray for positioning the electronic device with respect to the top surface;
a first rail fixed to a bottom surface of the tray, the bottom surface disposed on an undersurface of the top surface and on an opposite side of the tray from the top surface; and
a first sliding member configured to slide along the first rail.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a docking station for an electronic device including a tray for receiving the electronic device, the tray having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of sidewalls, a plurality of positioning members of the top surface of the tray for positioning the electronic device with respect to the top surface, a first rail fixed to the bottom surface of the tray; and a first sliding member slidably connected to the first rail. The docking station can further include a second rail and a second sliding member slidably connected thereto. The docking station can also include recesses sized to receive the feet of the electronic device.
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1. A docking station for an electronic device, the docking station comprising:
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a tray for receiving the electronic device; a top surface of the tray; a plurality of upstanding sidewalls on the top surface of the tray; a plurality of positioning members of the top surface of the tray for positioning the electronic device with respect to the top surface; a first rail fixed to a bottom surface of the tray, the bottom surface disposed on an undersurface of the top surface and on an opposite side of the tray from the top surface; and a first sliding member configured to slide along the first rail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A docking station for an electronic device, the docking station comprising:
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a tray for receiving the electronic device; a top surface of the tray; a plurality of upstanding sidewalls on the top surface of the tray; a plurality of positioning members of the top surface of the tray for positioning the electronic device with respect to the top surface; a first rail fixed to a bottom surface of the tray, the bottom surface disposed on an undersurface of the top surface and on an opposite side of the tray from the top surface; a second rail fixed to the bottom surface of the tray and parallel to the first rail; a first sliding member configured to slide along the first rail and the second rail; a third rail fixed to the bottom surface of the tray; a fourth rail fixed to the bottom surface of the tray and parallel to the third rail; and a second sliding member configured to slide along the third rail and the fourth rail. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A docking station for an electronic device, the docking station comprising:
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a tray for receiving the electronic device; a top surface of the tray; a plurality of upstanding sidewalls on the top surface of the tray; a plurality of positioning members of the top surface of the tray for positioning the electronic device with respect to the top surface; a first rail fixed to a bottom surface of the tray, the bottom surface disposed on an undersurface of the top surface and on an opposite side of the tray from the top surface; a first sliding member configured to slide along the first rail; a second sliding member configured to slide along the first rail; a second rail fixed to the bottom surface of the tray; a third sliding member configured to slide along the second rail; and a fourth sliding member configured to slide along the second rail. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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