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Portable computer display tilt/swivel mechanism

  • US 5,335,142 A
  • Filed: 12/21/1992
  • Issued: 08/02/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A portable computer, comprising:

  • a base;

    a cover incorporating a display screen;

    a hinge assembly connecting said cover and said base, said hinge assembly movable in two axes to permit said cover to tilt about a horizontal axis and to swivel about a vertical axis relative to said base, said hinge assembly comprising;

    a mounting ring attached to said base, said mounting ring having an inner surface, said mounting ring further comprising a split mounting ring assembly having two semicircular members, each member having respective ends, said two semicircular members positioned so that said ends are abutting, said abutting ends fastened together to form a circle;

    a swivel disk adapted to swivel about said vertical axis, said swivel disk having a peripheral edge located within said mounting ring and guided by said inner surface of said mounting ring; and

    a tilt assembly mounted to said swivel disk and also to said cover of the portable computer.

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