Patent ID: 9122449
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: G06F,H01R,H02G

Abstract:
1. A modular docking system for being installed adjacent to an at least one additional electrical component within a gang box, the system comprising: a docking plate engaging a front edge of the gang box and providing a perimeter wall protruding significantly perpendicularly from a front surface of the docking plate for removably receiving an at least one mobile computing device therewithin; the docking plate further providing an at least one elongate mounting aperture sized and positioned for allowing a screw to pass therethrough and be engaged with an at least one free mounting tab on the front edge of the gang box while also allowing the docking plate to be selectively offset relative to the corresponding mounting tab of the gang box; a charging circuit in electrical communication with an at least one electrical wire provided by the gang box, the charging circuit selectively providing power to the at least one mobile computing device; a cover plate engaging the front surface of the docking plate, covering a perimeter of the mobile computing device, and assisting in retaining the mobile computing device within the docking plate; and an at least one component adapter engaging one of a pair of opposing component tabs of the at least one electrical component, the at least one component adapter sized for increasing a height of said electrical component so as to approximate a height of the docking plate; whereby, the system allows the at least one additional electrical component to be installed within the gang box adjacent to the docking plate and, thus, the mobile computing device, regardless of the dimensions of the mobile computing device.