Computer equipment with slippery pads
View Patent ↗A computer housing can include a front end and a back end; a back edge; opposing lateral sides; a top side; a base disposed between the front end and the back end and between the opposing lateral sides; and two spherical cap pads attached to the base that define, with respect to the back edge, a maximum tilt angle for downward movement of the back end responsive to upward movement of the front end of the computer housing. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
1. A computer housing comprising:
a front end and a back end;
a back edge;
opposing lateral sides;
a top side;
a base disposed between the front end and the back end and between the opposing lateral sides;
a foot attached to the base; and
two slippery spherical cap pads attached to the base that define, with respect to the back edge, a maximum tilt angle for downward movement of the back end responsive to upward movement of the front end of the computer housing wherein the two slippery spherical cap pads are located closer to the back end than the foot and wherein, relative to a supporting surface for the foot and the two slippery spherical cap pads, the foot comprises a coefficient of friction that exceeds a coefficient of friction of the two slippery spherical cap pads.
2. The computer housing of claim 1 wherein the foot comprises a cylindrical foot and comprising another cylindrical foot wherein the two cylindrical feet attached to the base that define, at least in part, a base clearance height.
3. The computer housing of claim 1 wherein each of the two slippery spherical cap pads comprises a smooth spherical cap surface.
4. The computer housing of claim 2 wherein both of the two cylindrical feet comprise a coefficient of friction that exceeds the coefficient of friction of the two slippery spherical cap pads.
5. The computer housing of claim 2 wherein the two slippery spherical cap pads comprise surface properties that provide for static and kinetic coefficients of friction less than static and kinetic coefficients of friction of the two cylindrical feet.
6. The computer housing of claim 2 wherein each of the two slippery spherical cap pads comprises a sliding surface having a finer SPI finish than a supporting surface of each of the two cylindrical feet.
7. The computer housing of claim 1 wherein each of the slippery spherical cap pads comprises a spherical cap surface defined at least in part by a radius.
8. The computer housing of claim 1 wherein the base comprises a ridge defined at least in part by a radius.
9. The computer housing of claim 1 wherein the base comprises a ridge defined at least in part by a radius and wherein the radius of the ridge exceeds a radius that defines a spherical cap surface of a respective one of the slippery spherical cap pads.
10. The computer housing of claim 1 wherein each of the slippery spherical cap pads comprises a perimeter defined at least in part by a radius and wherein the base comprises a ridge defined at least in part by a radius that exceeds the radius of the perimeter.
11. The computer housing of claim 1 further comprising adhesive disposed at least partially between each of the two slippery spherical cap pads and the base.
12. The computer housing of claim 2 wherein each of the cylindrical feet comprises a biasing mechanism for attachment to the base.
13. The computer housing of claim 1 further comprising a top side handle.
14. The computer housing of claim 1 further comprising computer components and a mass less than approximately 30 kg.
15. A computer comprising:
one or more processors;
memory;
a storage device;
a power supply;
a handle;
a base; and
at least two pads mounted to the base wherein each of the pads comprises, at least in part, a spherical cap surface having a smooth finish that provides for substantially constant kinetic friction with respect to time for translation of the computer responsive to force applied to the handle.
16. The computer of claim 15 wherein at least one of the at least two pads defines a maximum tilt angle for the computer with respect to a supporting surface for the computer.
17. The computer of claim 15 comprising two pads.
18. The computer of claim 15 comprising feet wherein each of the feet comprises, at least in part, an annular surface having an SPI B3 finish and wherein the smooth finish of the at least two pads comprises a smoother finish.
19. A method comprising:
providing a base for a computer housing;
providing adhesive;
providing pads wherein each of the pads comprises, at least in part, a spherical cap surface;
providing feet wherein each of the feet comprises, at least in part, an annular surface;
adhering the pads to the base using the adhesive; and
snap fitting the feet to the base
wherein the adhering positions the pads near a back end of the base and the snap fitting positions the feet near a front end of the base.