Folio computer and information appliance
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FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of a first embodiment of the folio computer and information appliance showing the new design, shown in the open configuration with computer keyboard and display screen portions mounted to the left-hand portion of the cover housing and a paper tablet mounted to the right-hand side;
FIG. 2 is a second perspective view of a another embodiment of the folio computer and information appliance showing the new design, shown in the open configuration with computer keyboard and display screen portions mounted to the right-hand portion of the cover housing and a paper tablet mounted to the left-hand side;
FIG. 3 is a third perspective view of the first embodiment of the folio computer and information appliance of FIG. 1, shown in a first folded configuration with a detachable stylus in which only the computer keyboard and display screen portions are exposed for use;
FIG. 4 is a fourth perspective view of the first embodiment of the folio computer and information appliance of FIG. 1, shown in a second folded configuration in which only the paper tablet portion is exposed for use;
FIG. 5 is a fifth perspective view of the first embodiment of the folio computer and information appliance of FIG. 1, showing the top surface with clasp in a closed configuration in which the computer keyboard, display screen, and paper tablet portions are enclosed within the cover housing; and,
FIG. 6 is a sixth perspective view of the first embodiment of the folio computer and information appliance of FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, showing the bottom surface in a closed configuration in which the computer keyboard, display screen, and paper tablet portions are enclosed within the cover housing.
Claims
The ornamental design for a folio computer and information appliance, as shown and described.
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 8, 1999
Date of Patent: Oct 23, 2001
Assignee: Vadem (San Jose, CA)
Inventors: Craig Colvin (San Jose, CA), Ted Drake (San Jose, CA), Jason Denner (Trout Lake, WA), I-Chiang Sun (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Flehr Hohbach Test Albritton & Herbert LLP
Application Number: 29/113,602