Personal computer
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a personal computer showing our new design, the computer being in an upright, portable condition with its screen and keyboard in their stowed positions.
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the computer with its screen and keyboard in their stowed positions.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the computer in an upright position with its screen in the stowed position and with the keyboard detached and elevated at its rear edge by means of retractable feet on its undersurface, the feet being extended.
FIG. 4 is a rear elevation of the computer with the screen in its stowed position.
FIG. 5 is an elevation of the left side of the computer (as viewed from the front), the computer being in an upright position with its screen in the stowed position and with the keyboard detached and elevated at its rear edge by means of retractable feet on its undersurface, the feet being extended.
FIG. 6 is an elevation of the right side of the computer (as viewed from the front) showing a disk drive, the computer being in an upright position with its screen in the stowed position and with the keyboard detached and elevated at its rear edge by means of retractable feet on its undersurface, the feet being extended.
FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the upright computer, its screen being in the stowed position and the keyboard detached.
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the computer, the screen being in its stowed position and the keyboard detached and having the retractable feet on its undersurface in the stowed position.
FIG. 9 is an elevation of the left side of the computer (as viewed from the front), the computer being in an upright position with its screen in the extended, tilted, viewing position and with the keyboard detached and elevated at its rear edge by means of retractable feet on its undersurface, the feet being extended.
FIG. 10 is an elevation of the right side of the computer (as viewed from the front) showing a disk drive, the computer being in an upright position with its screen in the extended, tilted, viewing position and with the keyboard detached and elevated at its rear edge by means of retractable feet on its undersurface, the feet being extended.
FIG. 11 is a frame elevation of the upright computer, its screen being in the extended position and the keyboard detached.
The broken ground line is shown for illustrative purposes only.
- Heathkit Christmas Catalog, p. 88, Portable Computer ZF-171-42. Hewlett Packard advertisement, p. 64, UNIX/WORLD Magazine (ISSN 0739-5922) vol. IV, No. 3, Mar., 1987. Sharp PC-7000 advertising circular (4Y50E). PC Magazine (ISSN 0745-2500) vol.5, No. 22, Dec. 23, 1986; p. 143. Datavue advertisement, PC Magazine (ISSN 0745-2500) vol. 5, No. 22, Dec. 23, 1986; p. 145.
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 19, 1986
Date of Patent: Nov 15, 1988
Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX)
Inventors: Charles F. Walters, II (Houston, TX), Richard V. Haner (Houston, TX)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Attorney: J. D. Cabello
Application Number: 6/944,500
