Attachment device of portable electronic equipment and feature expanding unit of portable electronic equipment, and separation type feature expanding device of portable electronic equipment comprising attachment device and feature expanding unit

Claim 1

A separation type feature expanding device of portable electronic equipment comprising: an attachment device for the portable electronic equipment, said attachment device includes a bottom supporting flat portion on which the portable electronic equipment is mounted, and a port replicator portion provided in a rear end of the bottom supporting flat portion, said port replicator portion having a) a terminal portion to which a terminal portion provided on a back surface of said portable electronic equipment is removable connected, and b) locking means for fixing the portable electronic equipment to said attachment device; and a feature expanding unit for the portable electronic equipment, said feature expanding unit includes one or more feature expanding means for the portable electronic equipment, an upper end surface on which the bottom supporting flat portion of said attachment device of the portable electronic equipment is mounted and a terminal portion to which the terminal portion of the port replicator portion is removably connected, wherein an engaging projection is formed on an upper surface of said feature expanding unit, an engaging hole into which said engaging projection is inserted is formed on a bottom surface of the bottom supporting flat portion of the attachment device, the bottom supporting flat portion is provided with a moving plate moved upon being operated by said locking means, and said moving plate is engaged with said engaging projection by an operation performed at the time of locking by the locking means to prevent movement between said attachment device and said feature expanding unit.