Housing feature for providing stability for a portable terminal
US7787239B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/0004
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable computing device including a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface connected to one another by a pair of sides, a proximal end and a distal end, the top surface including a user interface for operation by a user. The device comprises a planar surface located on the bottom surface at the proximal end, such that the planar surface extends to either side of a centerline of the housing and in a direction towards the distal end. The planar surface defines a plane and the centerline extends in a direction between the proximal end and the distal end. The device has at least one protrusion located on the bottom surface at the distal end, such that the at least one protrusion extends between the bottom surface and the plane, such that the at least one protrusion has a respective peripheral surface lying on the plane on both sides of the centerline. The at least one protrusion and the planar surface provide stability of the device when placed on a surface adjacent to the bottom surface, the stability facilitating operation of the user interface by the user.
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