Patent ID: 7221562

Claim:
A portable computer comprising: a main body having a processing unit; a display comprising a display housing including a display surface on which information is displayed according to the processing unit; a link connecting the main body and the display, the display surface being able to be rotated to be substantially parallel with and facing the main body in a first position, to be substantially parallel with and facing away from the main body in a second position, and to be substantially non-parallel with the main body in a third position; and a locking member for preventing the display from unintentionally being rotated in the first position or in the second position, the locking member comprising a first metal member mounted on a front surface of the display, a second metal member mounted on a rear surface of the display, a magnet provided on an upper surface of the main body for attachment to the first metal member by the magnetic force when in the first position and for attachment to the second metal member by the magnetic force when in the second position, and a pair of side supporters for supporting opposite sides of the magnet, wherein the upper surface of the main body is a surface that is substantially parallel with and facing the front surface of the display in the first position and is substantially parallel with and facing the rear surface of the display in the second position, wherein at least one of the magnet and the pair of side supporters extends from the upper surface of the main body with the pair of side supporters extending further than the magnet.