Holder for portable computing device

- IBM
Description

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a holder for a portable computing device;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view thereof, showing the invention in a partially open position;

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective thereof, showing the invention in a partially open position; and,

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the partially open structure of FIG. 7.

The holder for portable computing device as shown herein is adapted for use in a fully closed position (as in FIG. 1) or in a fully open position. One example of a partially open position is illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8.

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Patent History
Patent number: D378676
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 9, 1994
Date of Patent: Apr 1, 1997
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Inventors: Walter A. Goodman (Binghamton, NY), Frank V. Grebe (Racine, WI), Charles R. Hatton (Endicott, NY), David J. Podmajersky (Johnson City, NY), John H. Sherman (Glen Aubrey, NY), Paul A. Wormsbecher (Endwell, NY)
Primary Examiner: M. H. Tung
Attorney: Lawrence R. Fraley
Application Number: 0/28,204
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/114