Patent ID: 6616251
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A configurable computer system, comprising:a computer having a first dimension and a second dimension measure in a direction normal to said first direction; first and second enclosure panels, each adapted to engage an outside surface of said computer; wherein, when said first and second enclosure panels are engaged with top and bottom surfaces of the computer, the first and second enclosure panels contact one another along left and right surfaces of the computer to form a shell assembly that substantially covers the top, bottom, left and right surfaces of the computer; wherein, said shell assembly has a third dimension and a fourth dimension measured in a direction normal to said third direction; wherein, when said first and second enclosure panels are engaged with said top and bottom surfaces of said computer, said computer first dimension is aligned with said shell assembly third dimension and said computer second dimension is aligned with said shell assembly fourth dimension; wherein said shell assembly third dimension is larger than said computer first dimension and said shell assembly fourth dimension is larger than said computer second dimension such that air cavities are formed between the top, bottom, left and right surfaces of the computer and the corresponding inside surfaces of the enclosure panels; and wherein at least one of the air cavities is in fluid communication with ambient air on at least one end of the shell assembly.