Portable computer

Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of a portable computer, the computer being shown upright with its screen in the extended, tilted viewing position and the keyboard detached and elevated, showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof with the screen in a stowed position;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof, with the screen in the stowed position and the keyboard detached and elevated;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top, front, left side perspective view thereof, with the screen and keyboard in their stowed positions;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top, front, left side perspective view thereof, with the screen in the stowed position and the keyboard detached and elevated;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of a second embodiment similar to the first embodiment of our new design with the screen in its stowed position;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view thereof, with the screen in its stowed position and the keyboard detached and elevated;

FIG. 14 is a right side elevational view thereof, with the screen in the extended, titled viewing position and the keyboard elevated.

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Foreign Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D306156
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 25, 1987
Date of Patent: Feb 20, 1990
Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX)
Inventors: Stephen M. Myers (Hockley, TX), Richard V. Haner (Houston, TX)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Law Firm: Arnold, White & Durkee
Application Number: 7/125,444
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/106