Patent 7689197 was granted and assigned to Bose Corporation on March, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A portable audio system includes a housing. A docking cradle includes a connector that is electrically coupled to the electronic audio circuit. The docking cradle is mechanically coupled to the housing such that the docking cradle is capable of being rotated horizontally between an open position in which the connector is external to the housing and a closed position.