Patent ID: 6222724
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A portable computer comprising:a base having peripheral sides;a cover pivotally connected to the base and including a planar back plate and peripheral sides overhanging the base peripheral sides;an LCD panel mounted in the cover and extending in a plane substantially parallel to the back plate;a hinge connection mounted in an extended portion of one of the peripheral sides of the cover and substantially in the plane of the LCD panel;a hinge arm extending from the base, the hinge arm being extended to overhang a peripheral side of the base for pivotal attachment to the hinge connection in the extended portion of the cover;wherein the peripheral sides of the base define a base footprint;wherein the peripheral sides of the cover define a cover footprint overhanging all the peripheral sides of the base; andwherein the LCD panel includes peripheral sides which define a panel footprint such that all the sides of the panel overhang the respectively adjacent sides of the base.