Dock insert

Description

This application is related to (i) U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/237,111, filed concurrently and entitled "Dock Insert", which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, and (ii) U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/237,112, filed concurrently and entitled "Dock Insert", which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Various examples of docking station embodiments are shown and described, for example in U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/237,233, filed concurrently and entitled "Docking Station"; and U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/237,084, filed concurrently and entitled "Docking Station", both of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

All of the material from the two U.S. Design patent applications that is essential to the claimed design is included herein. Any material in the two U.S. Design applications that is not present herein forms no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a dock insert embodying our new design.

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a rear view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a front view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a left side view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a right side view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of a dock insert in accordance with another embodiment of the present design.

FIG. 10 is a bottom perspective view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 11 is a top view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 12 is a bottom view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 13 is a rear view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 14 is a front view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 15 is a left side view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 16 is a right side view for the dock insert shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 17 is an exemplary perspective view of how a docking system can incorporate the dock insert of FIGS. 1 or 9 with a docking station.

FIG. 18 is an exemplary top view of a docking system that incorporates the dock insert of FIG. 1 with a docking station; and,

FIG. 19 is an exemplary top view of a docking system that incorporates the dock insert of FIG. 9 with a docking station.

The docking station of FIGS. 17 19, which are illustrated in broken lines, are provided to show environmental structure only and therefore form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for a dock insert, substantially as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Andre; Bartley K. (Menlo Park, CA), Coster; Daniel J. (San Francisco, CA), De Iuliis; Daniele (San Francisco, CA), Howarth; Richard P. (San Francisco, CA), Ive; Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Nishibori; Shin (San Francisco, CA), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA), Satzger; Douglas B. (Menlo Park, CA), Seid; Calvin Q. (Palo Alto, CA), Stringer; Christopher J. (Portola Valley, CA), Whang; Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA), Zorkendorfer; Rico (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee:	Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/237,097
Filed:	August 24, 2005

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Current U.S. Class:	D14/217
Current International Class:	1403
Field of Search:	;D14/142,149,217,251,432,434,435,447,496 ;D13/107,108,118 ;248/221.11,309.1 ;D20/107,110,113-115 ;361/600,679,683,686 ;439/529,534 ;455/556.1,556.2,557

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Primary Examiner: Reid; Stella
Assistant Examiner: Acker; Keli' L.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Beyer Weaver, LLP