Patent ID: 8427826

Claim:
A computer docking station for supporting and electrically coupling to a portable computer, the computer docking station comprising: a wall having a first surface, a second surface facing oppositely from the first surface, and an aperture extending through the wall from the first surface to the second surface; a securing member having a body portion configured to be positioned adjacent the first surface of the wall and a securing projection coupled to the body portion, the securing projection sized and configured to selectively extend through the aperture in the wall, beyond the second surface of the wall, and into a securement recess of the computer to secure the computer to the docking station; and an adjustment mechanism coupled with the body portion of the securing member, the adjustment mechanism operable to move the securing member relative to the wall between a first position, in which the securing projection is positioned to extend into the securement recess of the computer, and a second position, in which the securing projection is positioned to not extend into the securement recess of the computer.