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US 7,352,565 B2Granted
Portable computer system
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorMemphis-Zhihong Yin
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Abstract
A portable computer system comprising a main chassis with a front edge, a rear edge, an upper surface, and a lower surface. A support chassis is rotatably connected to the front edge of the main chassis. A display panel is rotatably connected to the rear edge of the main chassis.
Claims19
A portable computer system comprising:
- a main chassis comprising a front edge, a rear edge, an upper surface, and a lower surface having a protruding portion that defines a recessed perimeter portion;
- a support chassis rotatably connected to the front edge of said main chassis, the support chassis comprising a lip disposed around at least a portion of the perimeter of the support chassis, the lip defining a recess;
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- a display panel rotatably connected to the rear edge of said main chassis;
- wherein the protruding portion of said main chassis is at least partially positionable within the recess of said support chassis;
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- wherein the lip of said support chassis fits at least partially within the recessed perimeter portion of said main chassis.
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A method for constructing a portable computer system comprising:
- attaching a main chassis to a support chassis with a first rotating connection disposed on a front edge of the main chassis;
- attaching a display panel to the main chassis with a second rotating connection disposed on a rear edge of the main chassis;
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- closing the support chassis against the main chassis so that a lip disposed around at least a portion of the perimeter of the support chassis fits within a first recess defined by a protruding portion of the main chassis and the protruding portion of the main chassis fits within a second recess defined by the lip of the support chassis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.