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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bryan Howell, Austin, TX (US);
Steve Gluskoter, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell USA, L.P., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361680 ; 361683 ; 400715 ;
Abstract
An integrated palm rest and battery pack in a portable computer system includes a base member of the portable computer having a keyboard. The base member has a multi-level surface adjacent the keyboard. A first portion of the multi-level surface defines a palm rest surface. A second portion of the multi-level surface simultaneously defines an extended palm rest area and a battery housing. The two portions define a pair of adjacent arcuate cascading surfaces.