Portable computer housing
US6404622B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S248/917
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable computer has a computer body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a keyboard build into the upper surface. The computer further has a panel with a viewing screen on one surface which is joined to the computer body. The connection of the viewing screen to the computer body includes a first hinge which allows movement of the viewing screen between a travel position where the viewing screen is folded against the keyboard, and an operating position in which the screen is angled relative to the keyboard so as to be visible to one using the keyboard. The connection further includes a second hinge or a slide which enables the viewing screen to be folded with the back thereof against the computer body.
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