Patent ID: 6418013
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system, comprising:a portable computer having a housing, the housing formed in part to couple with a guide rail located on a receiving platform of a docking station; the docking station including the guide rail, the receiving platform, a base plate, a latching mechanism and an ejection tab; the latching mechanism comprises a single front hook operable to secure a front portion of the portable computer housing to the docking station by moving from an unlocked orientation to a locked orientation; the ejection tab operable to eject the portable computer from the docking station by moving to an eject orientation; the base plate operable by a lever to move along the direction of a guide slot, the base plate including a locked position, an unlocked position and an eject position; the lever having an unlocked position, a locked position, and an eject position, the lever operable to move the base plate in a direction parallel to the guide rail causing actuation of the latching mechanism from the unlocked orientation into the locked orientation by moving from the unlocked position to the locked position; and the lever further operable to move the base plate causing actuation of the ejection tab to the eject orientation by moving from the unlocked position to the eject position.