Patent ID: 6619597
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: A47B,G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A portable computer comprising:a chassis containing a data processor, an alphanumeric keyboard, a display and a support structure; and a wrist support comprising a platform adapted to support a user's palms or wrists, wherein said platform is slidably coupled to the support structure in said chassis and wherein, when in use, said wrist support is movable with respect to said keyboard such that said wrist support moves in a plane above a plane in which the keyboard is disposed and said wrist support can move over a surface of said chassis which is in the same plane as the keyboard, and wherein said wrist support is provided having a width substantially equal to the width of said chassis and having a length such that when said wrist support is in a closed position the wrist support covers a surface of said chassis which is in the same plane as the keyboard.