Flexible monitor/display on mobile device

Patent 6532147 Issued on March 11, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date:

September 24, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Christ, Jr., Arthur R.

Application

No. 404960 filed on 09/24/1999

US Classes:

361/683, Computer related support248/917, VIDEO DISPLAY SCREEN SUPPORT248/922, Angular312/7.2, TELEVISION TYPE349/58, Holder, support, frame, or housing361/681Including display support

Examiners

Primary: Schuberg, Darren
Assistant: Lea-Edmonds, Lisa

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Moser, Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

Foreign Patent References

0335472 EP. 04/13/1989
4-15680 JP. 01/13/1992
5-173668 JP. 07/13/1993

International Class

G06F 001/16

Abstract

A portable computer is provided which has a display screen mounted to a base by one or more flexible hinges, such as scissors type hinges or telescoping hinges, to provide flexibility of the operable positions of the display screen in relation to the base. The display screen is rotatably connected to the hinges to enable the display screen to be positioned above the base or on the base in either a face-up or face-down position. Electrical connections are provided between the base and the display screen through the scissors hinges.