发明名称 Translucent protective covering for a computer housing
摘要 The present invention includes a portable computer having improved resistance to scratching, marring and general abuses that include shock and vibration. The computer has a computer housing that includes a display housing and a main housing. A portion integral to one side of the display housing and that portion being proximal to an operating user has an integral layer of translucent elastomer having elastic properties of materials such that of natural rubber. One side of the main housing includes a location for keyboard placement, a palm rest and a cursor-pointing device. Another side of the main housing makes contact with a generally flat surface when the computer is in use. A portion integral to that side of the main housing also includes a layer of translucent elastomer. The configuration of the translucent elastomers on the computer housing is such they cover at least the corners of the portable computer that are proximal to the operating user.One aspect of the present invention includes a translucent elastomer covering ore or more parts of the computer housing on which user hand or fingers frequently make contact. Another aspect of the present invention includes translucent elastomers having a color such as tangerine, blueberry, strawberry, lime, a grape or a combination of colors.
申请公布号 US6262886(B1) 申请公布日期 2001.07.17
申请号 US19990410188 申请日期 1999.09.30
申请人 APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 发明人 DIFONZO JOHN C.;LAM LAWRENCE;RICCOMINI ROY;STRINGER CHRISTOPHER J.;ZADESKY STEPHEN P.
分类号 G06F1/16;(IPC1-7):H05K5/00;H04N7/00 主分类号 G06F1/16
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