Patent ID: 8986029
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H02J,H04M,H05K

Abstract:
1. A docking station for a portable electronic device, the docking station comprising: a dock base attached to an outer shell, the outer shell having an opening in a docking well defined by; a movable connector extending from a connector base to an insertable connector tab protruding through the opening in the outer shell, the connector base provided on a first section of the connector disposed below the outer shell and the insertable tab provided on a second section of the connector disposed above the shell and configured to electrically couple to a receptacle connector of the portable electronic device when mated therein; and a compliance mechanism interfacing with each of the dock base and the movable connector, the compliance mechanism configured to control compliant movement of the connector in response to an external force applied to the second section of the connector, the controlled movement including pivoting the connector about a pivot point at a location on the connector adjacent the opening in the outer shell.