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US 2014/0153176 A1Published application
Computing device with support member
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsBritt C. Ashcraft, Michael Delpier, Dustin L. Hoffman
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Abstract
Embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for which include support members having a port disposed thereon. The port may be accessible while the support member is an extended position. The port may be inaccessible or isolated while the support member is a stowed position.
Claims19
A tablet computing device, comprising:
- a housing that includes a recess;
- a support member coupled to the housing, wherein the support member is to support the housing in a plurality of orientations in an extended position and occupy the recess in a stowed position;
- and
- a port disposed on the support member, wherein the port is accessible when the support member supports the housing in the plurality of orientations and is inaccessible in the stowed position.
1 more element
A computing device, comprising:
- a touch sensitive display mounted within a housing, wherein the touch sensitive display is capable of operation in a plurality of orientations;
- and
- a support member coupled to the housing, wherein the support member includes a port and is to support the touch sensitive display in the plurality of orientations in an extended position and isolate the port while in a stowed position.
A method comprising:
- providing a housing for a tablet computing device, wherein the housing includes a recess to stow a support member;
- and
- attaching the support member to the housing, wherein support member includes a plurality of ports that are accessible while the support member is in an extended position and are inaccessible in a stowed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.