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Convertible flat panel display system

  • US 5,353,075 A
  • Filed: 09/29/1993
  • Issued: 10/04/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In an information processing device of a unitary configuration having a base section that contains computer circuitry, supports data input keys, and is pivotally coupled to a display panel section with an addressable flat panel display and an opaque backing member in opposed face-to-face relation, the display panel section being selectively positionable between a first position in which the flat panel display is directly observable by a user and a second position in which the backing member covers the flat panel display and the data input keys, the improvement comprising:

  • the pivotal coupling between the base section and the panel display section allowing the latter to pivot to a third position that is generally nonoverlapping and co-planar with the base section;

    a user-operable fastener between the backing member and the panel display section so that the backing member is removable from the panel display section to allow transmissive observation of the flat panel display; and

    a light-generating unit included in the display panel section for generating light between the backing member and the flat panel display for direct viewing of it, the light-generating unit being coupled to the backing member to be removable with it from the display panel section.

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