Docking station for media player

摘要

A docking station for an iPad or the like, having a base, a support on the base for releasably holding an iPad, an operating circuit for amplifying an audio signal received from the iPad, and speakers connected to the operating circuit for reproducing sound based on the audio signal amplified by the operating circuit. The support is movable between two angular positions for supporting the iPad in portrait and landscape orientations. The support is also movable to change the direction in which the iPad faces, between left and right orientations.

主权项

1. A docking station comprising:
a frusto-conical base having a bottom surface for resting on a flat surface, a central axis transverse to the bottom surface, and a frusto-conical side surface that is substantially symmetrical about the central axis, wherein
a tangent to the frusto-conical side surface of the base and intersecting the central axis forms a first fixed acute angle with the central axis;the base comprises a main body including the bottom surface and a head that is coaxial with and mounted on the main body opposite the bottom surface, andthe base includes a bearing rotationally connecting the main body to the head so that the head may rotate freely with respect to the main body about the central axis; a support rotatably mounted on the head for releasably holding a media player on the docking station, wherein
the support lies substantially in a plane that forms substantially the first fixed acute angle with the central axis,the support rotates about a rotational axis that is fixed in position with respect to the head so that a media player mounted on the support can be selectively rotated between landscape and portrait orientations,the rotational axis intersects the central axis, andthe rotational axis forms a second fixed acute angle with the central axis; an operating circuit located within the base for amplifying an audio signal received from a media player mounted on the docking station; and a speaker within the base and electrically connected to the operating circuit for reproducing sound based on the audio signal amplified by the operating circuit.