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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Kenneth Thomas McAlpine, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Martin Philip Riddiford, London, GB;
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable computer that includes an upper surface, disposed between the keyboard and the back edge, a portion of which is indented with respect to adjacent portions of the upper surface. The portable computer also includes a lid assembly that has a display viewable thereon and a lower edge. The lid assembly further has a cover surface and a side surface. A hinge structure is configured to affix the lid assembly to the base assembly such that the lid is moveable between a closed position and an open position wherein the display is disposed at an angle with respect to the upper surface. In the open position at least portions of the cover surface and the side surfaces are received within the indented portion of the upper surface, and the lower edge of the screen is adjacent both the upper surface outside the indented portion and the keyboard.