Low profile laptop personal computer

Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of a low profile laptop personal computer showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof, with the display screen in the opened position;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale with the display screen in the opened position;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale, with the display screen in the opened position;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof showing the keyboard, the display screen has been omitted for the convenience of illustration.

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof with the display screen attached.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D280511 September 10, 1985 Moggridge et al.
D290845 July 14, 1987 Yubisui et al.
D291442 August 18, 1987 Kurihara
D306285 February 27, 1990 Yu
4901261 February 13, 1990 Fuhs
Other references
  • Illustrates a Zenith Turbosport 386 Laptop Computer with Lift-Up Screen. Illustrates a Toshiba T3100e Laptop Computer with Lift-Up Screen. Illustrates the Zenith 8088 SupersPort; Model 20, 286; and 386 Portable PC all with Lift-Up Screens. Illustrates the NEC Powermate Portable with Tilt-Out Screen. Illustrates the Toshiba T5200, T1600, and T3100e Laptop Computers with Lift-Up Screens. Illustrates Sharp PC-7100 Portable Computer and the NEC Multispeed-EL Computer. MIP ad on p. 51 of Bay Area Computer Currents dated Mar. 21-Apr. 3, 1989. Toshiba ad on pp. 36 and 37 of Byte Magazine dated Jan. 1989.
Patent History
Patent number: D317442
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 21, 1989
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 1991
Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX)
Inventors: Christopher J. Gintz (Spring, TX), Gary W. Pankonien (Houston, TX), Donald S. Goodrich (The Woodlands, TX), John E. Youens (Spring, TX)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Law Firm: Compaq Computer Corp.
Application Number: 7/341,333
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/106