Patent ID: 8098488
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: B60R,E05B,E05C,G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer docking station for supporting and electrically coupling to a portable computer that includes a docking connector, the computer docking station comprising: a body including a support portion configured to support the portable computer; a main connector moveable relative to the body between an engaged position in which the main connector is engageable with the docking connector, and a disengaged position; a frame coupled to the body and the main connector, the frame movable relative to the body between a first position, in which the main connector is in the disengaged position, and a second position, in which the main connector is in the engaged position; and a handle coupled to the frame, wherein the handle is operable to move the frame from the first position to the second position; a first biasing member coupled between the body and the frame, wherein the first biasing member biases the frame toward the first position; and a second biasing member coupled between the handle and the frame, wherein the second biasing member biases the frame toward the second position to inhibit movement of the main connector away from the engaged position.