Patent ID: 6882529
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: E05D,E05Y,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of reconfiguring a computer, comprising: providing a computer base, a display, and an articulated mechanism; providing a plurality of mechanical connectors disposed on the computer base, the display, and the articulated mechanism, wherein the plurality of mechanical connectors has size and a shape that enables the display and the computer base to be either directly interconnected in a first configuration or indirectly interconnected via the articulated mechanism in a second configuration, wherein the plurality of mechanical connectors include first and second mating pairs of mechanical connectors that are disposed on the computer base and the display, respectively, wherein the plurality of mechanical connectors further includes third and fourth pairs of mechanical connectors disposed on opposite ends of the articulated mechanism; the third and fourth pairs of mechanical connectors mating with the first and second pairs of mechanical connector, respectively, in the second configuration, wherein the first pair of mechanical connectors is located in proximity to a rear edge of the computer base, and wherein the second pair of mechanical connectors is located in proximity to a lower edge of the display, and wherein the first pair of mechanical connectors is in registry with the second and third pairs of mechanical connectors, wherein the fourth pair of mechanical connectors is in registry with the second pair of connectors.