Laptop computer user thermal isolation apparatus
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsMark S. Tracy, Britt C. Ashcraft, Jeffrey A. Lev, Paul N. Walker
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Abstract
A laptop computer user thermal isolation apparatus is provided for inhibiting the transfer of waste heat from internal heat generating components to a user. The thermal isolation apparatus includes a casing substantially enclosing the heat generating components, the casing including at least one panel having a sealed enclosed cavity disposed between the heat generating components and an outer surface of the casing.
Claims20
A laptop computer user thermal isolation apparatus for inhibiting the transfer of waste heat from internal heat generating components to a user, comprising:
- a casing substantially enclosing the heat generating components, the casing including at least one panel having a sealed cavity disposed between the heat generating components and an outer surface of the casing, wherein the at least one panel comprises a single continuous cavity extending from a first outermost sidewall of the casing to a second outermost sidewall of the casing opposite the first outermost sidewall.
A casing substantially enclosing internal heat generating components of a laptop computer for inhibiting the transfer of waste heat from the heat generating components to a user, comprising:
- a base panel having an enclosed single continuous cavity disposed between the heat generating components and a bottom surface of the casing on which the weight of the computer is supported during use of the computer;
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- a palm rest panel having one or more enclosed cavities disposed between the heat generating components and one or more respective palm rest surfaces on which a user's hands may be supported during use of the computer.
A method of inhibiting the transfer of waste heat from internal heat generating components in a laptop computer to a user, comprising:
- gas injection molding a computer casing panel including an enclosed cavity disposed between the heat generating components and an outer surface of the computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.