PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE

• Main Authors: OSBORN Jay K, BROCK John M, YEH David J, CASEBOLT Matthew P, HWANG Jim, LIGTENBERG Chris, KIM Eugene, GOLDBERG Michelle, KALINOWSKI Caitlin E, RAFF John, HOPKINSON Ron, HAMEL Bradley Joseph, KESSLER Patrick, DeFOREST Laura M, RUNDLE Nicholas A, KEIPER Steven, DEGNER Brett W, COISH Robert L, ABRAHAM Euan
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.09.2016
• Subjects: BLASTING; CALCULATING; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS ORMACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS,CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A portable computing device includes at least a base portion of a lightweight material that includes at least a wedge shaped top case having a trough formed at an interfacing edge thereof. The trough includes a raised portion having a first contact surface and a receiving area, and a bottom case coupled to the top case to form a complete housing for at least a portion of the portable computing device for enclosing at least a plurality of operational components and a plurality of structural components. The portable computing device also includes at least a lid portion pivotally connected to the base portion by a hinge assembly. In the described embodiments, the lid portion has a display in communication with one or more of the plurality of components in the base portion by way of or more electrical conductors that electrically connect the base portion to the lid portion.