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Portable computer display tilt/swivel mechanism and method

  • US 6,275,376 B1
  • Filed: 10/18/1999
  • Issued: 08/14/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1998
  • 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 including a first shaft horizontally oriented relative to said base and a second shaft oriented perpendicularly relative to said first shaft, said hinge assembly being rotatively movable about two axes of rotation to permit said cover to tilt about a first axis of rotation and to swivel about a second axis of rotation relative to said base; and

    a cable connecting said cover and said base electrically arranged to pass along and be wound about said hinge assembly.

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