Patent ID: 6356440
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A notebook computer, comprising:a portfolio-type case of a resilient, protective material folded along a line to form opposed halves defining an open position and a closed position; structural supports disposed on the opposed halves of the portfolio-type case; a processor-keyboard assembly attached to the structural supports disposed on one opposed half of the case; a flat display assembly attached to the structural supports disposed on the opposite half of the case such that the two assemblies are in a notebook computer relation with one another when the case is in the open position; an electrical cable connecting the display assembly to the processor-keyboard assembly to form a functional computer; and the functional computer being protected when the case is in the closed position and useable as a computer when the case is in the open position, whereby the notebook computer has a rugged, attractive case which does not have to be stored in a location separate from the computer.