Patent ID: 6885552

Claim:
A docking station comprising: at least one hook operable to secure a portable computer to the docking station; a base plate associated with the docking station, the base plate including a locked orientation and an unlocked orientation; a lever coupled to the base plate, wherein the movement of the lever actuates the base plate between the locked orientation and the unlocked orientation; a media bay disposed in the docking station, the media bay operable to receive a media device; a media bay locking mechanism coupled to the media bay, the media bay locking mechanism operable to engage the media device and prevent removal of the media device from the media bay; a media bay lock coupled to the base plate, wherein the movement of the base plate causes the media bay lock to actuate the media bay locking mechanism for engaging the media device placed in the media bay; a media device tab associated with the media bay locking mechanism, the media device tab operable to determine if the media device is placed in the media bay such that the media bay locking mechanism engages the media device; an auxiliary bay disposed in the docking station, the auxiliary bay operable to receive a computer component; an auxiliary bay cover forming a part of the auxiliary bay, the auxiliary bay cover operable to prevent access to the computer component; and an auxiliary bay lock coupled to the base plate, the auxiliary bay lock operable to engage the auxiliary bay cover and to prevent removal of the auxiliary bay cover.