Computer construction
US5051868A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 1990 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/183
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer construction particularly suited for desktop computers whereby the computer may be opened to provide access to substantially all of the functional components thereof for trouble shooting, maintenance and repair purposes without disconnection of any of the interconnects within the computer and without any interference with the connectability thereof with the outside world, whereby the computer and the input/output functions thereof may be fully functional and exercisable when the computer is so opneed. The computer housing is split into upper and lower housing assemblies with the mother board fastened into the lower portion of the lower housing assembly and the power supply, cooling fan and disk drives fastened into the upper housing assembly. The power supply is positioned adjacent one end of the respective housing assembly and extends out of the open face thereof, with the opposite end of the upper housing assembly and the adjacent end of the lower housing assembly having interfitting means for coupling the same together when the two housing assemblies are fitted together, thereby closing the computer housing. When so closed, the power supply spans between the upper and…
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