Patent ID: 7924559

Claim:
A docking station, suitable to be connected to a portable computer, comprising: a housing, having a first constraining structure and a second constraining structure; a sliding block, disposed in the first constraining structure; a pulling element, disposed on the housing and having a pulling portion and a pushing portion, wherein the pulling portion is exposed out of the housing and the pushing portion contacts to the sliding block; a first elastic element, connected between the housing and the sliding block; a plurality of first hooks, disposed on a raising cover and driven by the sliding block, wherein the raising cover is disposed on the housing; a linkage, disposed in the second constraining structure of the housing and having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to and driven by the sliding block; and a plurality of second hooks, disposed in the housing and driven by the second end of the linkage, wherein when pulling the pulling portion of the pulling element, the pushing portion pushes the sliding block to move in the first constraining structure towards a first direction, the first hooks and the linkage are driven by the sliding block so as to both move towards a second direction, the linkage drives the second hooks to move towards the second direction, and the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other.