Patent ID: 8179672

Claim:
A molded docking station for laptops, mini-laptops, notebooks, netbooks, and ultra mobile personal computers (UMPCs), the docking station adapted for mounting in vehicle applications and comprising: a housing comprising: a molded wall consisting of a molded material, a device bearing surface on a first portion of an outer surface of the wall between opposing side edges thereof, an expansion connector presentation edge of the wall positioned adjacent to a rear portion of the device bearing surface between the opposing side edges of the wall, and a mounting structure coupled for securely mounting the housing in a vehicle; a linear expansion connector drive mechanism having a movable connector seat portion movably coupled to a portion of the molded wall between the opposing side edges thereof for substantially linear motion along a linear drive axis relative to the expansion connector presentation edge of the wall, and a driver that is movable between the opposing side edges of the wall and is further coupled to the movable connector seat portion for linear motion thereof, wherein the driver further comprises a drive handle portion that is positioned adjacent to a front portion of the wall between the opposing side edges thereof and substantially opposite from the expansion connector presentation edge; and an expansion connector coupled to the movable connector seat portion of the expansion connector drive mechanism for motion relative to the expansion connector presentation edge of the wall.