Claims
- 1. A portable computer system, comprising:a display having a first thickness, said display consisting of a display element and associated display casing, said first thickness being a minimum total thickness necessary to contain only said display element in said display casing; a keyboard having a second thickness, said keyboard consisting of a keyboard element and associated keyboard casing, said second thickness being a minimum total thickness necessary to contain only said keyboard element in said keyboard casing; a plurality of other components including at least one component selected from the following group: a battery, a hard file, a PCMCIA slot, a connector, a heat sink, a processor, and a cooling fan; and wherein said display when stacked upon said keyboard, and said plurality of other components are at least one of enfoldable and locatable within a total thickness substantially equal to a sum of said first thickness and said second thickness, to present a slim profile.
- 2. The system of claim 1, wherein said system comprises first and second coplanar transverse sections, wherein said stacked display and keyboard are at least one of enfoldable and locatable within said first transverse section, wherein said plurality of other components are located within said second transverse section, and wherein said second transverse section has a total thickness not greater than a total thickness of said first transverse section.
- 3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a support arm including first and second parts, wherein said first part is pivotally connected with a position of said system, and wherein said second part is pivotally connected with said display.
- 4. The portable computer system of claim 1, wherein said display element has a thickness of 5-10 mm, said keyboard element has a thickness of 5-10 mm, said display casing has a thickness of 1-3 mm, and said keyboard casing has a thickness of 1-3 mm.
- 5. A method of presenting a slim profile for a portable computer system, said portable computer system including a display having a first thickness, said display consisting of a display element and associated display casing, said first thickness being a minimum total thickness necessary to contain only said display element in said display casing, a keyboard having a second thickness, said keyboard consisting of a keyboard element and associated keyboard casing, said second thickness being a minimum total thickness necessary to contain only said keyboard element in said keyboard casing, and a plurality of other components including at least one component selected from the following group: a battery, a hard file, a PCMCIA slot, a connector, a heat sink, a processor, and a cooling fan, said method comprising:selecting a total thickness for said portable computer system substantially equal to a sum of said first thickness and said second thickness; stacking said display on said keyboard; and locating said stacked display and keyboard, and said plurality of other components, within said total thickness, whereby a slim profile is presented.
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein said locating includes at least one of enfolding and locating said display stacked upon said keyboard within a first section of said portable computer system, and locating said plurality of other components within a second section of said portable computer system, wherein said first section and said second section are coplanar.
- 7. A portable computer system, consisting of:a display having a first thickness equal to a minimum thickness necessary to contain only a display element in an associated display casing; a keyboard having a second thickness equal to a minimum thickness necessary to contain only a keyboard element in an associated keyboard casing; and a plurality of other components; wherein said display when stacked upon said keyboard, and said plurality of other components are at least one of enfoldable and locatable within a total thickness substantially equal to a sum of said first thickness and said second thickness, to present a slim profile.
- 8. A method of presenting a slim profile for a portable computer system, said portable computer system consisting of a display having a first thickness equal to a minimum thickness necessary to contain only a display element in an associated display casing, a keyboard having a second thickness equal to a minimum thickness necessary to contain only a keyboard element in an associate keyboard casing, and a plurality of other components, said method comprising:selecting a total thickness for said portable computer system substantially equal to a sum of said first thickness and said second thickness; and locating said display stacked upon said keyboard, and said plurality of other components within said total thickness, whereby a slim profile is presented.
- 9. The method of claim 8, wherein said locating includes at least one of enfolding and locating said display stacked upon said keyboard within a first transverse section of said portable computer system, and locating said plurality of other components within a second transverse section of said portable computer system, wherein said second transverse section has a total thickness no greater than a total thickness of said first transverse section, and said first transverse section and said second transverse section are coplanar.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 09/079,391, filed Apr. 30, 1998, which claims the benefit of provisional application No. 60/079,745, filed Mar. 27, 1998.
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