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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2004
Applicant:
Charles A. Sellers, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Charles A. Sellers, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K007/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A computer having a base and a display. The display is pivotable relative to the base. The computer has a securing mechanism that pivotably secures the display to the base. The securing mechanism produces a force that opposes pivotal motion of the display. The securing mechanism also has a clutch operator that is operable to prevent the force from opposing the pivotal motion of the display.