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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Russell L Stilley, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ; H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
379 58 ; 379 61 ; 379428 ; 379433 ; 379440 ;
Abstract
A curved apparatus which remains stable when placed on a substantially flat surface is shown which has a base portion with an arcuately shaped back surface capable of resting on the substantially flat surface, a hinge rotatably fixed to the base portion, and a cover secured to the hinge and rotatable therewith, to prevent rocking of the base portion when the base portion's front surface is touched while the base portion is resting on the substantially flat surface. Other devices and systems are also disclosed.