Patent ID: 7510405
Filing Date: 2009-03-31
Classification: G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a docking station for an electronic device, the method comprising: providing a unitary outer body that includes an interior chamber in communication with an open end of the body and an opening in a surface of the body; providing an exterior electronic component and an interior electronic component, wherein the exterior component is physically dimensioned such that the exterior component cannot pass into the chamber when coupled with the interior component, and wherein the interior and exterior electronic components are configured to be fixed together for operation in the docking station; positioning the interior component into the interior chamber through the open end to align an interface of the interior component with the opening; moving an end of the exterior component into the chamber through the opening; and coupling the end of the exterior component with the interface of the interior component such that the interior and exterior components are fixed together and capable of operating together in the docking station; wherein providing a unitary outer body comprises providing a body formed of a single, continuous piece of material.