Patent ID: 7567431

Claim:
A mailing machine comprising: a base unit; a cover secured to the base unit; a well formed in the cover, the well including at least one stop device provided on a rim of the well and extending into the well; a rotating portion disposed in the well, the rotating portion including a plurality of tabs around a perimeter of the rotating portion that extend from the rotating portion, the tabs contacting a top surface of the well, the rotating portion being supported in the well by the tabs, at least one tab contacting the at least one stop device in the well to restrict rotation of the rotating portion within the well; and a docking station secured to the rotating portion, the docking station adapted to secure a user controller and couple the user controller to the mailing machine, the rotating portion being rotatable within the well to reposition the docking station with respect to the cover such that the user controller secured to the docking station can be positioned in a plurality of different positions with respect to the mailing machine.