Dock for a handheld product

Abstract

A dock for a handheld product comprising a docking unit and a base, the docking unit and the base being separable, wherein in a first configuration the docking unit is connected directly to the base unit, and in a second configuration the docking unit is connected to a body and the body is connected to the base.

1 . A dock for a handheld product comprising a docking unit and a base, the docking unit and the base being separable, wherein in a first configuration the docking unit is connected directly to the base unit, and in a second configuration the docking unit is connected to a body and the body is connected to the base. 
     
     
         2 . The dock for a handheld product of  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a removable case for holding accessories for a docked product. 
     
     
         3 . The dock for a handheld product of  claim 1 , wherein the docking unit comprises an electrical connector for providing a power supply to a docked handheld product. 
     
     
         4 . The dock for a handheld product of  claim 3 , wherein the power supply charges a battery pack of a docked handheld product. 
     
     
         5 . The dock for a handheld product of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the docking unit and the body comprise connectors to which accessories for the docked handheld product can be attached. 
     
     
         6 . The dock for a handheld product of  claim 1 , wherein the dock is for a stick vacuum cleaner, the stick vacuum cleaner comprising a handheld vacuum cleaner, a wand and cleaner head, and wherein the docking unit receives the handheld vacuum cleaner once it is separated from the wand and cleaner head. 
     
     
         7 . The dock for a handheld product of  claim 6 , wherein the dock comprises a clip for securing the wand. 
     
     
         8 . The dock for a handheld product of  claim 1 , wherein one of the base and the docking unit comprises a catch, and the other of the base and the docking unit comprises a catch-engaging formation, and when the dock is assembled in the first configuration, the catch releasably engages with the catch-engaging formation preventing separation of the base and the docking unit. 
     
     
         9 . The dock for a handheld product of  claim 8 , wherein the body comprises a catch at one end, and a catch-engaging formation at the other end, such that both the base and the docking unit can be releasably mounted to each end of the body when the dock is assembled in the second configuration. 
     
     
         10 . The dock for a handheld product of  claim 1 , wherein one of the base and the docking unit comprises a protrusion with a lip and the other of the base and the docking unit comprises a slot with shoulder, and mounting the base to the docking unit in the first configuration comprises inserting the protrusion into the slot and moving the base relative to the docking unit until the lip engages with the shoulder, preventing separation of the base and the docking unit. 
     
     
         11 . The dock for a handheld product of  claim 10 , wherein the body comprises a protrusion with a lip at one end, and a slot with shoulder at the other end, such that both the base and the docking unit can be releasably mounted to each end of the body when the dock is assembled in the second configuration. 
     
     
         12 . The dock for a handheld product of  claim 1 , wherein the docking unit comprises a slot into which a handheld product can be slidably received. 
     
     
         13 . The dock for a handheld product of  claim 1 , wherein the docking unit comprises a product clamp, the product clamp being slidable between a latched position in which a docked handheld product is held in the dock and an unlatched positioned in which a docked handheld product can be removed from the dock. 
     
     
         14 . The dock for a handheld product of  claim 13 , wherein the product clamp is biased into the unlatched position. 
     
     
         15 . The dock for a handheld product of  claim 12 , wherein the product clamp is released from the latched position by pressing down on a top surface of the product clamp and releasing, and is moved into the latched position by pressing down on the top surface of the product clamp and sliding it into the latched position.