Docking station

Description

This application is related to U.S. application Ser. No. 29/296,825, filed Oct. 29, 2007, which is now U.S. Pat. No. D575,275 and to U.S. application Ser. No. 29/237,084, filed Aug. 24, 2005, which is now U.S. Pat. No. D558,738. The disclosures of application Ser. Nos. 29/282,424, 29/237,233, and 29/296,825 are herein incorporated in their entireties by reference thereto.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a docking station showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an exemplary perspective view of how a docking system can incorporate a dock insert with the docking station; and,

FIGS. 10 13 are exemplary top views of a docking system that incorporates different dock inserts into the docking station.

Various examples of dock insert embodiments are shown and described, for example, in (i) U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/237,097, filed Aug. 24, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. D552,085; (ii) U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/237,111, filed Aug. 24, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. D551,212; and (iii) U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/237,112, filed Aug. 24, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. D551,213.

The broken lines in the Figures are for illustrating environmental structure only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a docking station, 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, legal representative; Vincent Keane (Los Gatos, CA), Stringer; Christopher J. (Portola Valley, CA), Whang; Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA), Zorkendorfer; Rico (San Francisco, CA), Seid; Calvin Q. (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee:	Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/326,229
Filed:	October 14, 2008

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29282424	Jul 19, 2007	D578512
	29237233	Aug 24, 2005	D558739

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Current U.S. Class:	D14/217
Current International Class:	1403
Field of Search:	;D14/142,149,155,157,188,191-193,230.1-203.8,217,251,253,432-435.1,447,451,496,474,480.1-480.7 ;D13/107,108,118 ;D3/218 ;248/221.11,309.1 ;320/107,110,113-115 ;361/600,679,683,686 ;439/529,534 ;455/556.1-556.2,557

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Primary Examiner: Reid; Stella M
Assistant Examiner: Hill; Keli L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.