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Laptop computer

Granted 9 Feb 2010 · no office action yet

Assignee: Nicholas Negroponte

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Inventors: Bret Recor, Martin Schnitzer, Rebecca Allen, Mark Foster +7 · Examiner: Freda S Nunn · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/281,849
filed 3 Jul 2007
Publication
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US D609703
granted 9 Feb 2010

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front, left side…

FIG. 1 is a top, front, left side perspective view of the laptop computer with display screen in open position, such that the display screen is swiveled through 90 degrees in an upward direction and is rotated around 70 degrees in clockwise direction as viewed from top. Further, side-swivel covers are in open position, such that the left side side-swivel cover is swiveled by little less than 180 degrees in clockwise direction and the right side side-swivel cover is swiveled by little more than 180 degrees

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the laptop computer shown in FIG. 1 with display screen and side-swivel covers in closed position.

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the laptop computer shown in FIG. 1 with display screen and side-swivel covers in closed position.

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the laptop computer shown in FIG. 1 with display screen and side-swivel covers in closed position.

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of the laptop with display screen and side-swivel covers in closed position.

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view of the laptop computer shown in FIG. 1 with display screen and side-swivel covers in closed position.

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view of the laptop computer shown in FIG. 1 with display screen and side-swivel covers in closed position.

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the laptop computer shown in FIG. 1 with display screen in open position and side-swivel covers in closed position, such that the display screen is swiveled through 90 degrees in an upward direction.

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the laptop computer shown in FIG. 1 with display screen in open position and side-swivel covers in closed position, such that the display screen is swiveled through 90 degrees in an upward direction.

FIG. 10 is a left side elevation view of the laptop computer shown in FIG. 1 with display screen in open position, such that the display screen is swiveled through 90 degrees in an upward direction. Further, the left side side-swivel cover is in open position, such that the left side side-swivel cover is swiveled at 270 degrees in clockwise direction.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the computer shown in FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 12 is a top view of the computer shown in FIG. 1 with display screen in open position, such that the display screen is swiveled by 180 degrees. Further, the side-swivel covers are in open position, such that the left side side-swivel cover is swiveled by little more than 180 degrees in clockwise direction and the right side side-swivel cover is swiveled by little less than 180 degrees.

The upper body can swivel around a longitudinal axis of the hinge structure in an upward or downward direction; further the upper body can rotate around its axial axis in a clockwise or anticlockwise direction, the axial axis being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the hinge structure. The two side-swivel covers are attached to the upper body such that the two side-swivel covers can swivel around the longitudinal axis of the upper body in a clockwise or anticlockwise direction.

Broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions of the laptop computer and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/316

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Examiner
Freda S Nunn
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