Patent · US Expired

Portable computing device having an adjustable hinge

US5548478A · kind A · utility

154Cited by
11References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 25, 1994
Grant dateAug 20, 1996
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/1683
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A laptop style computing device (10) includes a base portion (11), a display portion (12) containing a display screen (16) and a touch input panel (18) and a mechanism (45, 55) for selectively positioning the display portion in selective angular engagement with the base portion in a plurality of angular upright positions for use in the laptop mode, as well as the display up position for slate style use and the display down position for closing the device.

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