Patent ID: 7380143

Claim:
A portable information handling system docking component, comprising: a docking component housing having a first battery cavity defined therein; and a battery pack removably received within said first battery cavity, said battery pack extending beyond an outer periphery of said docking component housing; wherein said docking component is configured for docking with a portable information handling system; wherein said battery pack is also configured to be removably received within a second battery cavity defined within a base of said portable information handling system; wherein said portable information handling system has an upper user input surface comprising at least one of a keyboard, stick pointer or touchpad and defining a palm rest area, said palm rest area being disposed at said front surface of said information handling system and being configured to at least partially support a human palm during use of said upper user input surface; wherein said docking component is configured to dock with said portable information handling system such that a front surface of said docking component is positioned adjacent said front surface of said portable information handling system when said docking component is docked with said portable information handling system; wherein said first battery cavity of said docking component is defined in said front surface of said docking component such that said first battery cavity is aligned beneath at least a portion of said upper user input surface of said portable information handling system when said docking component is docked with said portable information handling system; and wherein said battery pack extends beyond a periphery of said front surface of said docking component housing when said battery pack is received in said first battery cavity of said docking component.