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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2014
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Britt C. Ashcraft, Tomball, TX (US);
Eric Chen, Houston, TX (US);
Sandie Ning Ning Cheng, Cypress, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An example computer device includes a keyboard body further including a keyboard deck and a keyboard. In addition, the computer device includes a display body further including a display, the display body being coupled to the keyboard body such that the computer device is foldable to a closed position. Further, the computer device includes a display protector attached to the keyboard body and disposed at the keyboard deck to protect the display by contact therewith. The display protector includes a plurality of separate, discrete portions, the plurality of portions extends along each side of the keyboard, and each of the plurality of portions contacts both the keyboard deck and the display when the computer device is in the closed position and a compressible load is applied to the computer device.