Patent ID: 6714408
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: G06F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A mechanism for pivotably coupling a notebook computer to a display thereof, the notebook computer including a housing having a forward recess with a keyboard received therein, comprising:a substantially rectangular pivot board received in a rearward recess of the housing, the pivot board having a forward side hingedly coupled to the keyboard and a rearward side hingedly coupled to the display so that the display is adapted to pivot upward for adjusting height and position thereof relative to the housing; and a plate-shaped latch device under the pivot board within the housing, the latch device comprising an elongated latch board at either side, a trigger between the latch boards, a finger tab on a top of the trigger, the finger tab being projected from an opening of the pivot board, and a latch member at an outer end of either latch board distal from the trigger, the latch members being projected from the housing to snap into side cavities of the pivot board for fastening the pivot board and the housing together, wherein a forward movement of the trigger causes the latch members to move toward both left and right sides of the housing to disengage the latch members from the pivot board for being adapted to pivot both the pivot board and the display upward for adjusting both the height and the position of the display relative to the housing.