Expansion base for a notebook personal computer

Description

FIG. 1 is a front, left side, top perspective view of an expansion base for a notebook personal computer showing our new design with a notebook personal computer shown in its operational position, the notebook personal computer forming no part of the claimed invention and being shown for illustrative purposes only in broken lines;

FIG. 2 is a front, left side, top perspective view of the expansion base for a notebook personal computer showing our new design without the notebook personal computer;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D302812 August 15, 1989 Hiroki
5182698 January 26, 1993 Kobayashi et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
728519 April 1988 JPX
740784 August 1988 JPX
Other references
  • IBM Serial Parallel Aclapter Oct. 8, 1986.
Patent History
Patent number: D361758
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 30, 1993
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 1995
Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX)
Inventors: John E. Youens (Tomball, TX), Richard C. Watson (Boston, MA)
Primary Examiner: Freda S. Nunn
Attorney: L. Jon Lindsay
Application Number: 0/16,931
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/107