Patent ID: 6392877
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
A laptop computer, comprising:a keyboard module having a generally tabular shape bounded by front and rear margins, the keyboard module adapted for placement on a horizontal support surface; and a display module connected to the keyboard module adjacent the rear margin of the keyboard module for rotation of the display module between a closed position and an open position, the display module including: (a) a rail assembly rotatably mounted to the keyboard module adjacent the rear margin of the keyboard module, (b) a display support member mounted to the rail assembly and slidable along the rail assembly when the display module is in the open position, and (c) a display panel having a generally tabular shape bordered by a top margin and a bottom margin, the display panel rotatably mounted to the display support member for rotation of the display panel so that the bottom margin of display panel can be manually swung away from the display support member toward a user of the laptop computer when the display module is in the open position.