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US 5,401,091 AGranted
Molded bumper rail for a portable computer
OwnerChristian C. Landryinventor
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Abstract
A portable computer enclosure with a bumper rail on the sidewalls, the rail being of such width in relation to the height of the sidewalls and being of such height above the surface of the sidewalls that the rail is effective to provide bump protection to the sidewall. The portable computer enclosure with the bumper rail is built to withstand bumping and accidental latch releases, thereby protecting the computer.
Claims13
A portable computer enclosure comprising:
- a front wall;
- latches extending from the front wall for opening and closing the computer enclosure;
- and
- a bumper rail on the front wall, the bumper rail extending from the front wall to a distance greater than or equal to the distance to which the latches extend, the bumper rail protecting the latches from being accidentally released.
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A portable computer enclosure comprising:
- a sidewall comprising a plurality of spaced apart slots;
- a bumper rail comprising a plurality of fastening protrusions extending from a surface of the rail and spaced apart for fastening cooperation with the slots, the fastening protrusions comprising a first lengthwise section of a dimension smaller than the width of a slot for extension through the slot and a second lengthwise section spaced from the surface of the rail and being of a dimension larger than the width of a slot for fastening the rail to the sidewall when the protrusion is in rail fastening position in the slot, the bumper rail being effective to provide bump protection to the sidewall.
A portable computer enclosure comprising:
- a front wall, a back wall, a left sidewall, and a right sidewall all interconnected by corners, the front wall further comprising latches extending from the front wall for opening and closing the computer enclosure;
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- a bumper rail comprising a first section fitting the left sidewall and extending around the corners to the back wall and the front wall, a second section fitting the right sidewall and extending around the corners to the back wall and the front wall, and a third section fitting between the latches, the third section extending from the front wall to a distance greater than or equal to the distance to which the latches extend.
A portable computer enclosure comprising:
- a plurality of sidewalls all interconnected by corners, one sidewall further comprising a latch extending from the one sidewall for opening and closing the computer enclosure;
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- a bumper rail fitting each sidewall and extending around the corners to the other sidewalls, the bumper rail being positioned so that ends of the bumper rail are adjacent to each side of the latch, the bumper rail extending from the sidewalls to a distance greater than or equal to the distance to which the latch extends from the one sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.