Convertible mobile computing device
First Claim
1. A convertible portable electronic device comprising:
- a base unit having a bottom and an oppositely disposed platform operational surface;
a lid having means at one end thereof for providing pivotal movement and support between said base unit and said lid for adjusting the angle between said base unit and said lid, said lid pivotal support means further being arranged for slideable engagement with respective corresponding guide means located on said base unit; and
web hinge assembly means having one end pivotally coupled to one end region of said base unit and an opposite end coupled to the lid along a folding pivot axis extending transversely between oppositely disposed side edges of the lid and intermediate the upper end and lower end portions of the lid, said web hinge assembly providing a further support point between said base unit and said lid.
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Abstract
A convertible mobile computing device has a display screen and cover supported at three points for stable movement between a closed position, a laptop PC operational position and a tablet PC operational position. A web hinge assembly pivotally couples along a folding axis on the cover side of the display screen and to the rear marginal edge of the base unit with which the display screen cooperates. The cover further includes means for pivotal and slideable engagement with guides at either side of the base unit wherein the lower portion of the display screen travels forward into a tablet operational position with the display screen facing substantially upward in a flat orientation for writing and viewing. The web hinge assembly nests within a recess portion of the cover and the base unit when the device is in the tablet operational position wherein the cover is in face-to-face relation with a keyboard carried on the base unit operational surface and when in the closed position wherein the display screen is in face-to-face relation with the keyboard to provide a slender profile.
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23 Claims
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1. A convertible portable electronic device comprising:
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a base unit having a bottom and an oppositely disposed platform operational surface;
a lid having means at one end thereof for providing pivotal movement and support between said base unit and said lid for adjusting the angle between said base unit and said lid, said lid pivotal support means further being arranged for slideable engagement with respective corresponding guide means located on said base unit; and
web hinge assembly means having one end pivotally coupled to one end region of said base unit and an opposite end coupled to the lid along a folding pivot axis extending transversely between oppositely disposed side edges of the lid and intermediate the upper end and lower end portions of the lid, said web hinge assembly providing a further support point between said base unit and said lid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable electronic computing device characterized by:
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a base unit;
a display screen having means at one end thereof and arranged for slideable engagement with respective corresponding guide means located at opposite sides on said base unit for providing a first and second pivotal support point between said base unit and said display screen for adjusting the angle between said base unit and said display screen, said slideable engagement means and said guide means further being arranged for rectilinear movement with respect to one another, and web hinge assembly means having one end pivotally coupled to one end region of said base unit and an opposite end coupled to the display screen along a folding pivot axis extending transversely between opposite sides of the display screen and intermediate the upper end and lower end portions of the display screen for providing a third support point between said base and said display screen.
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16. A mobile computing device characterized by:
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a base unit;
a lid having a display screen carried on one side and a protective cover carried on the side opposite the display screen side, said lid being mechanically coupled to said base unit for movement between a closed position an and open position, said open position including a keyboard operation position and a tablet operation position, and web hinge assembly means having one end coupled to a folding pivot axis defined transversely across said lid cover and to a pivot support axis defined transversely across the rear portion of said base unit, said web hinge assembly providing articulated movement of said lid between said closed position and said open keyboard and tablet positions, said lid cover further including a complementary shaped recess in its surface for receiving and nesting an upper portion of the web hinge assembly coextensive with the lid surface when said lid is in said tablet position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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