Portable computer with trackball keys mounted on an edge of a computer housing
US5646821A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/169
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable computer includes a computer housing which has a top wall and a front wall, a pointing device which is mounted on the top wall and adjacent to the front wall, a concavity which is formed adjacent to the pointing device and which is open at the top and front walls, and a press button which is mounted resiliently in the concavity. The press button has a top press plate which is exposed from the top wall, and a front press plate which extends forwardly and downwardly of the top press plate and which is exposed from the front wall. The press button is operated when pressure is exerted on either the top press plate or the front press plate.
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