Thomas H Wu

US Patent:

59347740, Aug 10, 1999

Filed:

Feb 26, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/031110

Inventors:

Thomas Gordon Wu - Monterey Park CA
Robert Dennis Brunner - Los Gatos CA
Tina Zimmerman - San Francisco CA
Sung Hoon Kim - Palo Alto CA

Assignee:

Toshiba America Information System, Inc. - Irvine CA

International Classification:

F16M 1100

US Classification:

3122232

Abstract:

A chassis cover of a host unit, which has a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation, includes a side cover and a stabilizing stand. The side cover has outer peripheral edges and a cavity. The stand is movable between a closed position and an open position and is coupled to the side cover. The stand fits within the cavity in the side cover to form a substantially contiguous surface when the host unit is in the horizontal orientation and the stand is in the closed position. The stand projects beyond the outer peripheral edges of the side cover in a direction transverse to the depth of the host unit to stabilize the host unit in the vertical orientation resting on the side cover when the stand is in the open position.

US Patent:

61097101, Aug 29, 2000

Filed:

Feb 26, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/031403

Inventors:

Thomas Gordon Wu - Monterey Park CA
Gary Phillip Elsasser - Mission Viejo CA
Robert Dennis Brunner - Los Gatos CA

Assignee:

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H05K 718

US Classification:

3122232

Abstract:

A chassis cover for a host unit of a computer system is disclosed. The chassis cover is preferably capable of covering a chassis which includes mountings for components which are movable in a direction. The chassis cover includes a first surface, and a movable side door having a closed position and an open position. The side door provides an opening in the chassis cover when in the open position to permit the mountings to be extended toward the opening when the side door is in the open position. By permitting the mountings to be extended toward an opening provided by the side door, the components within the host unit may be accessed and serviced without removing a heavy display monitor.