AC adapter for a notebook personal computer
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FIG. 1 is a front, right side, top perspective view of an AC adapter for a notebook personal computer showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof with a power cord protruding from the rear, the power cord not forming any part of the claimed design;
FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof with a power cord protruding from the rear, the power cord not forming any part of the claimed design;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof with a power cord protruding from the rear, the power cord not forming any part of the claimed design;
FIG. 8 is a front, right side, top perspective view of an alternative embodiment of an AC adapter for a notebook personal computer showing our new design with a power cord protruding from the rear, the power cord not forming any part of the claimed design;
FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof.
The top plan view of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment.
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- Photograph of AC adapter for Zenith Data Systems' Z-Note notebook computer, on sale prior to Jun. 23, 1994. Photograph of AC adapter for Compaq Computer Corporation's SLT laptop computer, on sale prior to Jun. 23, 1994. Photograph of AC adapter for Leading Edge's notebook computer, on sale prior to Jun. 23, 1994. Photograph of AC adapter for Compaq Computer Corporation's Contouro Areo subnotebook computer, on sale prior to Jun. 23, 1994. Photograph of AC adapter for Compaq Computer Corporation's LTE computer, on sale prior to Jun. 23, 1994. Photograph of AC adapter for Grid's computer, on sale prior to Jun. 23, 1994. Plug housings on p. 380 of Hong Kong Enterprise, Oct, 1993.
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 23, 1994
Date of Patent: Feb 20, 1996
Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX)
Inventors: John V. Buelow (Oak Park, CA), Stanley H. Wada (Arleta, CA), Brian R. Heidsiek (Mar Vista, CA)
Primary Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Attorney: L. Jon Lindsay
Application Number: 0/24,898
