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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, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rolla P McCrary, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell Computer Corporation, Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361680 ; 174 89 ;
Abstract
A portable computer includes a base and a top pivotally mounted on the base by a hinged interconnection. A flex circuit is connected to an electrical device in the base and an electrical device in the top. A bobbin is mounted adjacent the hinged interconnection. The flex circuit is engaged with the bobbin and has a portion wrapped around the bobbin. The bobbin includes a core member and a removable cover member mounted on the core member. The cover member covers an exposed protruding edge of the flex circuit for limiting contact wear between the flex circuit and the exposed edge thereof.