Docking station

Description

This application is related to: U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/237,233, and entitled "Docking Station," filed Aug. 24, 2005 now U.S. Design Pat. No. D558,739 which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Various examples of dock insert embodiments are shown and described in (i) U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/237,097, filed Aug. 24, 2005 and entitled "Dock Insert," now U.S. Design Pat. No. D552,085; (ii) U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/237,111, filed Aug. 24, 2005 and entitled "Dock Insert," now U.S. Design Pat. No. D551,212; and (iii) U.S. Design patent application Ser. No.29/237,112, filed Aug. 24, 2005 and entitled "Dock Insert," now U.S. Design Pat. No. D551,231, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a docking station in accordance with the present design.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the docking station.

FIG. 3 is a top view for the docking station.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary perspective view of how a docking system can incorporate the docking station with a dock insert.

FIGS. 5 8 are exemplary top views of a docking system that incorporates different dock inserts into the docking station; and,

FIG. 9 is an exemplary perspective view of the docking station integrated into an electronic device such as a portable music player (e.g., boom box).

The broken lines represent the portions of the design that form no part of the claim.

Claims

CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for a docking station, 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), 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)
Assignee:	Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/296,895
Filed:	October 30, 2007

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29237084	Aug 24, 2005	D558738

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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 PLLC