Patent ID: 6200147
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
An interface device for interconnecting a portable computer and computer peripheral devices, comprising:a base having a front end, a rear end, left and right sides between said front and rear ends, a top face adapted for placement of the portable computer thereon, a bottom face, and a connector housing formed at said rear end of said base, said connector housing having an upright front wall extending upwardly from said top face of said base, and a connector mounted on said front wall of said connector housing at a predetermined height relative to said top face and adapted for engaging a mating connector of the portable computer;a lift mechanism mounted on said base and adapted for moving the portable computer upwardly and downwardly relative to said top face of said base so that the mating connector of the portable computer can register with and engage said connector on said base; anda linkage mechanism mounted on said base and connected operatively to said lift mechanism in order to actuate said lift mechanism.