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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1997
Thomas Mario Cipolla, Katonah, NY (US);
George Liang-Tai Chiu, Cross River, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A stand for a portable personal computer including a base including a front side, a back side, a right side, a left side, and a bottom surface. The stand includes at least one stand member interconnectable with the base. The at least one stand member is positionable in a deployed position and a stowed position. In the deployed position the at least one stand member supports at least one portion of the bottom surface of the base at an elevated level with respect to a surface that the portable personal computer is supported by. The at least one stand member engages a surface of the base in the stowed position.