Patent ID: 6829140
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A portable computer configurable in a tablet configuration, a laptop configuration, and a closed configuration, said portable computer comprising:a display unit having a display device and a back surface; a base unit having a primary input device and a bottom surface; and a cover unit having a top section affixed to said back surface of said display unit, a middle section and a bottom section, said bottom section having a front portion affixed to said bottom surface of said base unit, wherein said middle section of said cover unit is in contact with said back surface of said display unit when said portable computer is in the closed configuration, said middle section and said bottom section form a support for said display unit when said portable computer is in said laptop configuration, and said middle section is in contact with said bottom section and said back surface of said display unit when said portable computer is in said tablet configuration.