Patent ID: 6464195
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A portable computer having a screen display housing with an adjustable mounting to a separate computer casing, said adjustable mounting comprising:a support structure connecting said screen display housing to said computer casing; a hinging connection between lower portions of said supporting structure and a rear side of said computer casing, said hinging connection allowing said support structure to be swung up about a fixed axis from a closed position overlying said computer casing to a position extending generally upwardly from said computer casing, said support structure extending across a rear portion of said screen display housing with said screen display housing in said closed position overlying said computer casing; said support structure having a slidable connection to said screen display housing so as to allow said screen display housing to be shifted on said support structure to enable said screen display housing to be positioned further away from said lower portions in an extended position after said support structure is swung up from said computer casing on said hinged connection; said slidable connection of said support structure to said screen display housing also includes a pivotal connection to said screen display housing enabling tilting adjustment of said screen display housing on said support structure in a tilted position.