Patent ID: 8773850

Claim:
A docking station for an electronic device, the docking station comprising: a support configured to support a housing to which a display device with a display screen is provided so that an electronic device comprising the housing is attachable and detachable with respect to the support; and an attachment member configured to be attachable and detachable with respect to the support, wherein, in a state in which the attachment member is in a first posture and is attached to the support, while the attachment member abuts on a setting surface and is placed on the setting surface, the electronic device is capable of being supported in a state in which an angle between the display screen and the setting surface is a first angle, in a state in which the attachment member is in a second posture and is attached to the support, while the attachment member abuts on the setting surface and is placed on the setting surface, the electronic device is capable of being supported in a state in which an angle between the display screen and the setting surface is a second angle, and in a state in which the attachment member is detached from the support, while the support abuts on the setting surface and is placed on the setting surface, the electronic device is capable of being supported in a state in which an angle between the setting surface and the display screen is a third angle, each of the first angle, the second angle, and the third angle is an angle at which the display screen is inclined backwardly toward a rear face side of the display screen as the display screen is positioned farther away from the setting surface, the first angle is an angle at which the display screen is positioned more toward the front face side of the display screen than at the third angle, and the second angle is an angle at which the display screen is positioned more toward the rear face side of the display screen than at the third angle.