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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:
Jul. 08, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Chen-Ming Sun, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
Mitac International Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361683 ; 200330 ; 345167 ;
Abstract
A portable computer includes a computer housing which has a top wall and a front wall, a pointing device which is mounted on the top wall and adjacent to the front wall, a concavity which is formed adjacent to the pointing device and which is open at the top and front walls, and a press button which is mounted resiliently in the concavity. The press button has a top press plate which is exposed from the top wall, and a front press plate which extends forwardly and downwardly of the top press plate and which is exposed from the front wall. The press button is operated when pressure is exerted on either the top press plate or the front press plate.