According to one embodiment, a docking station and an associated method
for docking a portable printer are provided. The portable printer has a
printhead, media drive, and media support externally configured to be
latched onto the docking station, and the docking station is adapted for
convenient one-hand docking and undocking of the portable printer. The
docking station includes a base member having a first surface configured
to receive the portable printer, and a latching mechanism including a
manually operable actuator and coupled thereto one or more latches
adapted to automatically engage and securely dock the portable printer on
the first surface of the base member when the printer is positioned on
the first surface. The actuator is capable of actuating the latch to
unlatch a latched printer and to bias the printer outwardly for removal
of the printer from the station.