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Portable computer

Granted 19 Mar 1991 · no office action yet

Current assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. · originally International Business Machines

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Inventors: Randall W. Martin, Ted F. Kelley, Jr., Ernest Wittner, Tomoyuki Takahashi +1 · Examiner: Wallace R. Burke · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
241376
filed 9 Sep 1988
Publication
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US D315553
granted 19 Mar 1991

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side…

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of the portable computer showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a top, front, right side perspective view thereof, the keyboard being detached.

FIG. 3 is a bottom, rear, left side perspective view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof with the computer in the closed position and the handle extended.

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a top, front, right side perspective view thereof in the closed position and with the handle in the extended position;

FIG. 12 is a bottom, rear, left side perspective view thereof.

FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIGS. 17 and 18 are respectively left and right side elevational views thereof with the keyboard's supports angled in the downward position.

The computer is shown in the open position in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17 and 18. The computer is shown in closed position in the remaining views.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/106

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