Portable computer
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FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of a portable computer in the closed position showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a top, front, right side perspective view thereof with the handle extended and the computer shown in the vertical carrying position;
FIG. 3 is a top, left side perspective view thereof, the computer in the opened position;
FIG. 4 is a top right side perspective view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a front, top, right side perspective view of the computer being in the opened position, with the keyboard shown removed from the base;
FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;
FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;
FIG. 8 is a bottom, rear, side perspective view thereof, the computer in the inverted position.
The keyboard is shown in broken lines in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 19, 1988
Date of Patent: Jun 26, 1990
Assignee: Zenith Data Systems Corporation (Mt. Prospect, IL)
Inventor: Peter A. Ojeda (St. Joseph, MI)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Application Number: 7/246,493
