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Granted Patent B2
US 7,781,676 · App. 12/391,755 · Granted Aug 24, 2010

System and method for managing cables in a display base

Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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Patent No.
US 7,781,676
App. No.
12/391,755
Granted
Aug 24, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present technique relate to a system and method for managing cables in a display base. Specifically, embodiments of the present technique includes a display base having a cable passage between a pliable flap and a footing, the cable passage traversing a portion of the display base, and a display coupled to the display base.

Claims (22)

1. A system, comprising:

a display base having a cable passage between a first pliable flap and a footing integral with the first pliable flap, the cable passage traversing a portion of the display base; and a display having a second pliable flap attached thereto coupled to the display base.

2. The system of claim 1 , comprising a display stand projecting from the display base.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display comprises a flat panel display.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display comprises a personal computer and a flat panel display screen disposed in a single panel-shaped housing.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display base comprises an interior cavity that is at least partially surrounded by the first pliable flap.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first pliable flap includes:

a rigid cover portion extending at least partially across the cable passage; and

a flexible portion that operates as a hinge between the rigid cover portion and the display base.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cable passage comprises a cable channel recessed into the display base.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the footing comprises a flexible material.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the footing is coupled via a bottom portion of a display stand, the bottom portion of the display stand passing through the first pliable flap and coupling with the footing.

10. The system of claim 1 , comprising a computer communicatively coupled to the display.

11. The system of claim 10 , comprising a printer, or a scanner, or a multi-function machine, or a camera, or a router, or a speaker, or a television, or a combination thereof communicatively coupled to the computer.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first pliable flap extends around at least a substantial portion of the perimeter of the display base.

13. A system comprising:

a display base having one or more sides, an upper surface, a lower surface and a thickness; wherein a channel at least partially traverses the upper surface of the display base; wherein the channel has a depth less than the thickness of the display base; wherein the channel forms a first aperture where the channel intersects a first location on the one or more sides; wherein the channel forms a second aperture where the channel intersects a second location on the one or more sides; a pliable flap at least partially covering the display base; wherein at least a portion of the pliable flap is attached to the display base; wherein at least a portion of the pliable flap covers at least a portion of the channel at least partially traversing the upper surface of the display base; a display stand having a first end, and a distal second end; wherein the first end is disposed proximate the display base; and wherein the distal second end is disposed remote from the display base; and a display device disposed proximate the distal second end of the display stand.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the intersection of the display base and the display stand forms an angle of about 90 degrees.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the pliable flap is rigidly attached to the display base and wherein the pliable flap comprises at least two proximate sections; and wherein the at least two proximate sections form a joint at least partially disposed proximate the channel at least partially traversing the upper surface of the display base.

17. The system of claim 13 , comprising a computer communicatively coupled to the display device.

18. the system of claim 17 , comprising a printer, or a scanner, or a multi-function machine, or a camera, or a router, or a speaker, or a television, combination thereof communicatively coupled to computer.

Continuity (2)
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