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US 2012/0257350 A1Published application
Battery ejection system for a portable computer
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsKimbo Chen, Kevin Massaro
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a battery ejection system for a portable computer. According to one embodiment, the system includes at least one foot pad formed on an underside of the portable computer and a battery unit configured to releasably attach to the portable computer. Furthermore, the foot pad is configured to release the battery unit from the portable computer.
Claims15
A battery ejection system for a portable computer, the system comprising:
- at least one foot pad coupled to an underside of the portable computer;
- and
- a battery unit configured to releasably attach to the portable computer;
- wherein the at least one foot pad is configured to release the battery unit from the portable computer.
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A portable computer comprising:
- a base housing for accommodating processing components of the portable computer;
- a battery unit releasably attached to the base housing;
- and
- at least one foot pad positioned on an underside of the base housing and extending perpendicularly away from the portable computer so as to lift an underside of the base housing from a contact surface, wherein the at least one foot pad is configured to release the battery unit from the base housing.
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A portable computer having a clamshell housing arrangement, the portable computer comprising:
- an upper housing pivotably coupled to a base housing having a battery cavity;
- wherein the upper housing includes a display and the base housing accommodates processing components of the portable computer;
- a battery unit releasably attached to the base housing;
- at least one foot pad positioned on an underside of the base housing and extending perpendicularly therefrom so as to lift an underside of the base housing from a contact surface;
- a latch member coupled to the at least one foot pad;
- and
- an engaging member coupled to the battery and configured to engage with the latch member such that the battery unit remains in a fixed position within the battery cavity of the base housing,
- wherein the foot pad is configured to release the battery unit from the base housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.