Patent ID: 8995115
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: F16B,G06F,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A laptop computer, comprising: a base portion formed from a lightweight material, the base portion comprising: a wedge shaped top case having a trough and a shoulder formed around a circumference of the wedge shaped top case at an interfacing edge thereof, wherein the trough includes a first wall, a bottom portion, and a second wall that forms the shoulder, with both walls rising above the bottom portion to form the trough, and wherein the shoulder includes a raised portion having a first contact surface, and a bottom case having a second contact surface formed around a circumference of the bottom case with at least a portion of the second contact surface contacting the first contact surface, and a leading edge that is spaced apart from both the first wall and bottom of the trough by gaps therebetween, wherein the area of contact between the first and second contact surfaces defines a plane that is non-parallel to a horizontal plane generally defined by the laptop computer, and wherein the bottom case is coupled to the top case to form a complete housing for at least a portion of the laptop computer, the complete housing enclosing at least a plurality of operational components and a plurality of structural components; and a lid portion pivotally connected to the base portion by a hinge assembly, the lid portion having a display in communication with one or more of the plurality of operational components in said base portion, wherein one or more electrical conductors electrically connect the base portion to the lid portion.