Detachable flat panel computer display and support
US5805415A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S248/921
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A notebook computer has a detachable display. A stand integral to the display supports the display while apart from a main system unit of the computer. Alternatively, a separate height adjustable stand is used to support the detached display. The display has a locked and an unlocked state while attached to the system unit. The display cannot be detached from the system unit while locked. The display unit, however, is operational and rotatable between an open position and closed position while locked. Although attached, the display cannot achieve the closed position while unlocked. In one configuration of the integral stand, two support structures are independently rotatable relative to a viewing plane with multiple degrees of freedom.
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