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Support apparatus for portable computer expansion unit

CA 1297573 C · Owner: Compaq Computer Corporation · Inventors: Myers, Stephen M.

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A support apparatus for a portable personal computer expansion unit provides a plurality of interlocking ribs on the mating surfaces of the portable personal computer and expansion unit, and a latch mechanism to releasably lock the mating surface of the computer expansion unit to the mating surface of the portable personal computer.

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  • Granted March 17, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 17, 2009.
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FiledFebruary 11, 1988
GrantedMarch 17, 1992
Term endedMarch 17, 2009
Patent numberCA 1297573 C
Classification (IPC)H05K5/02 +2 more

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedFeb 11, 1988Patent grantedMarch 17, 1992Term endedMarch 17, 2009

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