Patent ID: 6842337
Filing Date: 2005-01-11
Classification: A47B,F16M,G06F

Abstract:
1. A stabilizing system for a computer casing comprising: at least one stabilizing member pivotally attached to the computer casing at a proximal end in such a way that when the stabilizing member is in a storage configuration it is recessed flush with, or within the surface of, the computer casing and when it is in a stabilizing configuration it is pivoted into a position whereby it extends from the computer casing in such a way as to increase the effective footprint of the computer casing, wherein the computer casing in the stabilizing configuration defines a vertical axis which is substantially perpendicular to the support surface; and a pivot arrangement of the stabilizing member comprising a hinge having a rotational direction vector angled away from the vertical axis so that when the stabilizing member is pivoted into the stabilizing configuration, the distal end of the stabilizing member is displaced toward the support surface and thus the computer casing is elevated.