Patent ID: 6697055
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A61C,B65D,G01F,G06F,H01H

Abstract:
A device for portable electronic computing, including:a) a first keyboard section, said first keyboard section having a first top surface and a plurality of keys protruding from said first top surface, b) a second keyboard section, said second keyboard section having a second top surface and a plurality of keys protruding from said second top surface, c) a first hinge attached to each of said first and second keyboard sections, said first hinge having a first axis of rotation with respect to said first keyboard section, d) a second hinge, said second hinge attached to said first keyboard section, said second hinge having an axis of rotation with respect to said first keyboard section perpendicular to said first axis of said first hinge, e) a third hinge, said third and hinge attached to said first keyboard section, said third hinge having an axis of rotation with respect to said first keyboard section perpendicular to said first axis of said first hinge, and, f) a substantially planar display having a front surface for display of information from a digital computer and a rear surface, said display pivotally connected to said first keyboard section through said second hinge and said third hinge, whereby through a sequence of pivoting actions around said first and second axes, said display can pivot about said first axis such that its front surface faces said first top surface, and said second keyboard section can pivot about said second perpendicular second axis such that said second top surface faces said display rear surface such that said device forms a collapsed condition in which said display is sandwiched between said first and second keyboard sections.