Patent ID: 6181550
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A portable computer, comprising:a chassis having a main body and a display unit rotatably attached to said main body;said main body, comprising:a base having a first plurality of sides supporting a keyboard;a channel exposed along one of said first plurality of sides; anda latch receiving unit positioned in said channel;said display unit, comprising:a back connected via a second plurality of sides to a variable visual image screen;a slot in one of said second plurality of sides;a duct with one distal end perforating an inner surface of said slot; andan extension bar slidably mounted in both said slot and said duct, said extension bar having a lengthwise exposed groove and having a pair of protrusions formed on a distal end facing outward from said display unit;a housing, comprising:a front side being connected to a rear side via a third plurality of sides;a speaker being contained by said housing; anda latch located on said front side;said housing for said speaker being rotatable attached to said protrusions on said extension bar and being rotatably contactable with said channel in said main body while said display unit is rotated closed against said main body, said housing being flush with said main body while engaged with said channel in said main body;said extension bar being extendable from said display unit to move said housing for said speaker outward from said display unit; andsaid housing for said speaker being alignable with the plane of said variable visual image screen and latchably securing said display unit to said main body while said display unit is rotated closed against said main body, said housing being substantially perpendicular to said display unit when said housing latchably secures said display unit to said main body.