Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1996-03-01
1997-10-28
Phillips, Michael W.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
361680, G06F 116, H05K 502
Patent
active
056822901
ABSTRACT:
A portable computer system having a loudspeaker enclosure defined by a printed circuit board, a keyboard section cover and a gasket. A second enclosure is defined by an existing frame, the keyboard section cover and a second gasket. Advantageously, a loudspeaker mounting system provides positive urging of the speaker with the keyboard section cover and all other openings, such as the grill attachment apertures and any other openings, are sealed to achieve the total enclosure concept for a speaker system for a portable computer.
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Mcgraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology 5th Edition Copyright 1982, 1977, 1971, 1966, 1960 Mcgraw-Hill, inc., pp. 813-818 for Loudspeaker.
Sharp PC-8700 Laptop--Has upwardly facing sound system in keyboard section of subnotebook portable computer. Actual device seen by Richard D. Fladung on Mar. 2, 1996 at an Office Depot off I-10 Highway in Houston, Texas but not opened.
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Satellite Pro 400 Series User's Guide, .COPYRGT.1995 by Toshiba Corporation, (2 pages).
FCC Grant Date of Jun. 16, 1995 corresponding to FCCID Number on back of actual Toshiba Satellite Pro 400 notebook computer shown in seven 8.times.10 color photos indicated immediately below.
Seven 8.times.10 color photos of actual Toshiba Satellite Pro 400 notebook computer. In particular:
Photo No. 1 shows the single speaker screen in the front of the keyboard section of the notebook computer.
Photo No. 2 is a plan view of the front of the keyboard section of the notebook computer with the speaker assembly removed.
Photo No. 3 is a perspective view of the inside of the single speaker screen shown in Photos 1 and 2 with the speaker assembly removed.
Photo No. 4 is a perspective view of the front of the speaker assembly shown assembled but removed from the notebook computer and showing the sealing material on the metal carriage about the speaker.
Photo No. 5 is a view of the back of the speaker assembly with the speaker and the rubber holder shown disassembled from the metal carriage.
Photo No. 6 is a perspective view of the back of the carriage showing the rubber holder positioned about the speaker and a cross arm positioned to secure the speaker and holder to the metal carriage upon screwing one end of the arm onto the carriage.
Photo No. 7 is a plan view similar to Photo No. 2 but with the speaker assembly positioned adjacent to the inside of the speaker screen with the sealing material between the carriage of the speaker assembly and the speaker screen.
TECRA.TM. 700 Series User's Guide .COPYRGT.1995 by Toshiba Corporation (2 pages).
FCC grant date of Oct. 25, 1995 corresponding to FCCID Number on back of actual Toshiba TECRA.TM. 700 Series notebook computer shown in four 8.times.10 color photos indicated immediately below.
Four 8.times.10 color photos of actual Toshiba TECRA.TM. 700 Series notebook computer. In particular :
Photo No. 1 is a top perspective view of the notebook computer with the name "TECRA.TM." in the front right corner.
Photo No. 2 is a top view of the keyboard section of the notebook computer showing the dual speaker screens in the "TOSHIBA" keyboard section.
Photo No. 3 is a top view of the keyboard section similar to Photo No. 9 but with the portion of the keyboard housing with the dual speaker screens removed to disclose two spaced apart speakers.
Photo No. 4 is top enlarged view of one of the speakers moved aside to show its mounting in the keyboard housing.
Gough David E.
Lamberth Dennis D.
Lempicki Michael S.
Markow Mitchell A.
Compaq Computer Corporation
Phillips Michael W.
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