Patent ID: 7002794

Claim:
A portable computer receiving arrangement comprising: a base member, said base member comprising a top face, a front side, a left side, a right side, at least one stop flange protruding upwardly from said top face adjacent to said rear side, said at least one stop flange having a protruding retaining portion transversely protruding toward said front side, and a switching retainer plate fastened pivotally on said front side and upwardly turnable toward said top face, wherein said swinging retainer plate includes at least one retaining rod, said at least one retaining rod being suspended above said top face when said swinging retainer plate is turned toward said top face; and a portable computer, said portable computer comprising a display face, a front peripheral side, a rear peripheral side, at least one recessed locating hole disposed in said rear peripheral side corresponding to the protruding retaining portion of the at least one stop flange of said base member, and at least one retaining hole formed in said front peripheral side corresponding to the at least one retaining rod of said swinging retainer plate; wherein when said portable computer is attached to the top face of said base member, said at least one recessed locating hole of said portable computer is respectively inserted into engagement with the protruding retaining portion of each said stop flange, and said swinging retainer plate is turned upwards to the top face of said base member to force said at least one retaining rod insert into the at least one retaining hole of said portable computer to lock said portable computer to said base member, wherein said base member further comprises a front recess formed on the top face and adjacent to said front side in the middle position, said front recess being adapted to accommodate said swinging retainer plate, and a keyboard disposed at said top face, wherein the number of said at least one stop flange is two, and the two stop flanges respectively protrude upwardly from said top face at two distal ends of said rear side; and the number of the at least one recessed locating hole of said portable computer is two, said two recessed locating holes being adapted to receive the protruded retaining portions of said two stop flanges, and wherein said two stop flanges are L-shaped stop flanges respectively protruding upwardly from said top face and respectively extending from said rear side toward said left side and said right side.