Patent ID: 7782607
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: G06F,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A mobile workstation comprising: a frame which includes a base having an upper side, a lower side and a plurality of wheels mounted at the lower side, the frame further including a mount for a computerized device at a location spaced from the base; a power system resident on the mobile workstation for supplying power to a computerized device positioned on the mount, the power system including a power bus and a battery docking station mounted to the frame at a location between the base and the mount and electrically connected with the power bus; the battery docking station further including a holster having an open end and an opposite blind end, and defining a guide extending from the open end to the blind end which includes a shape and an internal contour; a first battery; and a removable battery assembly which includes a second battery, the removable battery assembly being configured to dock with the battery docking station via engagement in the guide, and including a housing having a shape which is complementary to the shape of the guide and an external contour configured to mate with the internal contour of the guide; wherein the removable battery assembly includes a charge state and a discharge state, the removable battery assembly being in the discharge state whenever docked with the battery docking station; and wherein the power system includes an on state and an off state, the power system further including a plurality of power sourcing modes which each include supplying electrical power to the power bus from one of the first battery and the second battery, and the power system being in one of the plurality of power sourcing modes whenever the power system is in the on state.