Holder for portable computing device

- IBM
Description

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a holder for a portable computing device, in accordance with our new design;

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 rear perspective view thereof, showing this embodiment of the invention in a partially open position;

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

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view showing the invention in a partially open position.

The holder for a portable computing devicce 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: D395640
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 2, 1996
Date of Patent: Jun 30, 1998
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Inventors: Walter Adrian Goodman (Binghamton, NY), Frank Vincent Grebe (Racine, WI), Charles Raymond Hatton (Endicott, NY), David John Podmajersky (Johnson City, NY), John Henry Sherman (Glen Aubrey, NY), Paul Andrew Wormsbecher (Endwell, NY)
Primary Examiner: M. H. Tung
Attorney: Lawrence R. Fraley
Application Number: 0/48,513
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/114
International Classification: 1402;