US 11,815,952 B2
Modular dock for mobile computing devices
Lawrence Allen Stone, Austin, TX (US); David William Reber, Cedar Park, TX (US); Brian D. Ryder, Leander, TX (US); Chad Chaumont, Mount Sinai, NY (US); and Dennis Barrett, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/168,717.
Prior Publication US 2022/0253096 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); F16M 11/04 (2006.01); F16M 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1632 (2013.01) [F16M 11/041 (2013.01); G06F 1/1683 (2013.01); F16M 13/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/203 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dock for a computing device, the dock comprising:
a cradle configured to receive a first edge of the computing device; and
a body extending from the cradle, the body having:
(i) a first mounting surface configured to removably support a first accessory module in a first volume adjacent to the computing device, and
(ii) a second mounting surface configured to removably support, independently of the first accessory module, a second accessory module in a second volume disjoint from the first volume;
wherein the cradle includes:
a first connector opening and a second connector opening
a first support surface defining the first connector opening;
a second support surface defining the second connector opening; and
a cutout between the first and second connector openings to accommodate a keyboard hinge of the computing device.