Patent ID: 7804487

Claim:
A portable computer housing, comprising: a bottom portion providing a bottom surface for said portable computer housing; a top portion providing a top surface for said portable computer housing, said top surface having a palm rest region; a stiffener affixed to an inner surface of the palm rest region of said top portion; and an EMI gasket disposed between the inner surface of the housing and the stiffening plate to ground the stiffening plate to the housing, wherein said top portion and said bottom portion are coupled together to form said portable computer housing, and wherein said stiffener operates to provide stiffness to the palm rest region substantially beyond the stiffness otherwise provided by said top portion, said palm rest region having a first stiffness when it is only supported by a top surface, said palm rest region having a second stiffness that is greater than the first stiffness when it is supported additionally with the stiffener.