Patent ID: 6785128
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A portable computer apparatus, comprising:a base; a cover having a front surface and a back surface, said front surface including a display screen conveying varying visual information to a user; a hinge assembly coupling said cover to said base, forming a first axis of rotation oriented parallel to said base, and forming a second axis of rotation oriented parallel to said cover and substantially perpendicular to the first axis, said cover tilting toward and away from said base around the first axis, said cover swiveling around the second axis in clockwise and counterclockwise directions with respect to said base, the first axis not intersecting with the second axis; and a support unit supporting said back surface of said cover when said cover is swivelled and tilted to a position having said back surface facing toward said base and having said display screen facing away from said base.