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US 12,117,875 B1Granted
Laptop computer including an integrated support device
OwnerDennis Pizioinventor
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Abstract
A laptop computer that includes a keyboard integrated into a body thereof, and a support device integrated into the body adjacent to the keyboard. The support device is configured to transition between a first position wherein at least a portion of the support device is protruding from the body and a second position wherein some or all of the support device is within a compartment of the body. The support device may be used to support at least a wrist or a hand of a user while in the first position and while the user is typing on the keyboard.
Claims20
A laptop computer, comprising:
- a body, comprising a lower portion and a keyboard integrated into the lower portion;
- and
- a support device integrated into the body adjacent to the keyboard, the support device comprising:
- an elongated frame, configured for the resting thereon of at least a wrist or a hand of a user,
- one or more first biasing members, configured to apply an upward force on the elongated frame to cause a rising of the elongated frame with respect to the lower portion of the body, and
- one or more locking members, carried by the lower portion of the body, each locking member comprising a movable, respective latch member operable to change positions with respect to the lower portion of the body;
- wherein
- the support device is configured to selectively adopt:
- a lowered and locked configuration, in which the elongated frame is at least partially received within a compartment of the lower portion of the body, and the latch member of each locking member of the one or more locking members engages the elongated frame and blocks said rising of the elongated frame thereby retaining the elongated frame in place, and
- a raised and locked configuration, in which the elongated frame is elevated with respect to the lowered and locked configuration and at least part of the elongated frame protrudes upward from the lower portion of the body, and the latch member of each locking member of the one or more locking members engages the elongated frame and blocks a lowering of the elongated frame thereby retaining the elongated frame in place, and further in which said at least part of the elongated frame provides a support for at least a wrist or a hand of a user while the user is typing on the keyboard.
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A laptop computer, comprising:
- a body, comprising a lower portion and a keyboard integrated into the lower portion;
- and
- a support device integrated into the body adjacent to the keyboard, the support device comprising:
- an elongated frame, configured for the resting thereon of at least a wrist or a hand of a user,
- one or more first biasing members, configured to apply an upward force on the elongated frame to cause a rising of the elongated frame with respect to the lower portion of the body, and
- one or more locking members, carried by the lower portion of the body, each locking member comprising a movable, respective latch member operable to change positions with respect to the lower portion of the body;
- wherein
- the support device is configured to selectively adopt:
- a lowered and locked configuration, in which the elongated frame is at least partially received within a compartment of the lower portion of the body, and the latch member of each locking member of the one or more locking members engages the elongated frame and blocks said rising of the elongated frame thereby retaining the elongated frame in place,
- a raised and locked configuration, in which the elongated frame is elevated with respect to the lowered and locked configuration and at least part of the elongated frame protrudes upward from the lower portion of the body, and the latch member of each locking member of the one or more locking members engages the elongated frame and blocks a lowering of the elongated frame thereby retaining the elongated frame in place, and further in which said at least part of the elongated frame provides a support for at least a wrist or a hand of a user while the user is typing on the keyboard, and
- an unlocked configuration, in which the latch member of each locking member of the one or more locking members is disengaged from the elongated frame, and the elongated frame is able to rise and descend with respect to the lower portion of the body to switch the support device between the lowered and locked configuration and the raised and locked configuration;
- wherein
- the latch member of each locking member is spring-biased towards engagement with the elongated frame to position the support device in the lowered and locked configuration and the raised and locked configuration.
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A laptop computer, comprising:
- a body, comprising a lower portion and a keyboard integrated into the lower portion;
- and
- a support device integrated into the body adjacent to the keyboard, the support device comprising:
- an elongated frame, configured for the resting thereon of at least a wrist or a hand of a user,
- one or more first biasing members, configured to apply an upward force on the elongated frame to cause a rising of the elongated frame with respect to the lower portion of the body, and
- one or more locking members, carried by the lower portion of the body, each locking member comprising a movable, respective latch member operable to change positions with respect to the lower portion of the body;
- wherein
- the support device is configured to selectively adopt:
- a lowered and locked configuration, in which the elongated frame is at least partially received within a compartment of the lower portion of the body, and the latch member of each locking member of the one or more locking members engages the elongated frame and blocks said rising of the elongated frame thereby retaining the elongated frame in place,
- a raised and locked configuration, in which the elongated frame is elevated with respect to the lowered and locked configuration and at least part of the elongated frame protrudes upward from the lower portion of the body, and the latch member of each locking member of the one or more locking members engages the elongated frame and blocks a lowering of the elongated frame thereby retaining the elongated frame in place, and further in which said at least part of the elongated frame provides a support for at least a wrist or a hand of a user while the user is typing on the keyboard, and
- an unlocked configuration, in which the latch member of each locking member of the one or more locking members is disengaged from the elongated frame, and the elongated frame is able to rise and descend with respect to the lower portion of the body to switch the support device between the lowered and locked configuration and the raised and locked configuration;
- wherein
- the latch member of each locking member is spring-biased towards engagement with the elongated frame to position the support device in the lowered and locked configuration and the raised and locked configuration;
- and further wherein
- the latch member of each locking member is manually operable to disengage from the elongated frame to position the support device in the unlocked configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.