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Notebook computer having a resilient, portfolio-type case

  • US 6,229,697 B1
  • Filed: 10/06/1999
  • Issued: 05/08/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A notebook computer, comprising:

  • a portfolio-type case of a resilient protective material folded along a line to form opposed halves defining an open position and a closed position;

    structural supports disposed on the opposed halves of the portfolio-type case;

    a processor-keyboard assembly attached to the structural supports disposed on one opposed half of the case;

    a flat display assembly attached to the structural supports disposed on the opposite half of the case such that the two assemblies are in a notebook computer relation with one another when the case is in the open position;

    an electrical cable connecting the display assembly to the processor-keyboard assembly to form a functional computer; and

    a removable, multipurpose writing pad, the functional computer being protected when the case is in the closed position and useable as a computer when the case is in the open position, whereby the notebook computer has a rugged, attractive case which does not have to be stored in a location separate from the computer, and wherein the writing pad includes opposed retaining flaps foldable across a portion of the writing pad for retaining work papers.

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