Folio computer and information appliance

- Vadem
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Description

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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D326446 May 26, 1992 Wong
D338455 August 17, 1993 Suge
D385299 October 21, 1997 Adams
D413725 September 14, 1999 Hartmann et al.
4918632 April 17, 1990 York
5375883 December 27, 1994 Wyant
5476336 December 19, 1995 Osiecki et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D449604
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
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Folding Or Integral Cover (D14/345)
International Classification: 1402;