Desktop expansion unit for expanding the functions of a personal notebook computer
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FIG. 1 is a top front left side perspective view of a desktop expansion unit for expanding the functions of a personal notebook computer showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale;
FIG. 4 is a top, front, left side perspective view thereof with its cover portion removed;
FIG. 5 is a top, front, right side perspective view thereof with its cover portion removed;
FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof on an enlarged scale with its cover portion removed;
FIG. 7 is a top rear perspective view thereof on an enlarged scale with its cover portion removed;
FIG. 8 is a top, front, left side perspective view thereof with a notebook personal computer installed therein; and,
FIG. 9 is a top front left side perspective view thereof with a personal notebook computer installed therein and a monitor and keyboard attached. The broken lines are shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 15, 1990
Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX)
Inventors: Teodros Mesfin (Houston, TX), Jon Kolas (Houston, TX), John E. Youens (Houston, TX)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Attorney: James R. Burdett
Application Number: 7/597,769
