Patent ID: 8649166

Claim:
A portable computer comprising: a. a user display member having a top portion and a bottom portion; b. a support member having a recessed area, a top portion and a bottom portion; and c. a hinge assembly for coupling the user display member to the support member, the hinge comprising: i. a first pivot point having a first end anchored to the user display member and a second end protruding at a distance away from the user display member; ii. a second pivot point having a first end anchored to the support member and a second end protruding at a distance away from the support member; and iii. a link member movably coupling the second ends of the first pivot point and the second pivot point, such that the portable computer can be in a form ranging from the top portion of the user display member and the top portion of the support member being closer together than the bottom portion of the user display member and the bottom portion of the support member, to the bottom portion of the user display member and the bottom portion of the support member being closer together than the top portion of the user display member and the top portion of the support member, wherein the recessed area of the support member is configured to receive the hinge assembly in a travel position.