Patent ID: 7433185

Claim:
A stand for housing peripheral devices for an integrated display computer comprising: (a) a base board comprising circuitry for controlling a peripheral device and at least one internal port for receiving an internal connector to a processor on said integrated display computer to support interactions between said processor of said integrated display computer and said peripheral; (b) a stand base for housing said base board, wherein said stand base comprises: (i) attachment means for accepting fasteners for attaching said base board to said stand base; (ii) external connector accommodation means for allowing external connectors to be connected to said base board in said stand base; (c) a stand tower for holding said integrated display computer wherein said stand tower comprises: (i) attachment means for attaching said integrated display computer to said stand tower; (ii) a compartment for accommodating said internal connector between said processor of said integrated display computer and said base board (d) wherein said stand base and said stand tower are coupled to form a complete stand for housing said peripheral device and for holding said integrated display computer attached to said stand tower; wherein said stand tower is adapted to house a second peripheral device; and wherein said second peripheral device is a printer.