CARRYING CASE HAVING PLUG-IN CONNECTOR AND SWITCH MODULES FOR A COMPACT PORTABLE COMPUTER WORKSTATION - Patent 1370924

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EP 1 370 924 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	17.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/51

(21)	Application number: 01924245.2

(22)	Date of filing: 22.03.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 1/16, A45C 5/12, B65D 85/38

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0109/063

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0207/7781 (03.10.2002 Gazette 2002/40)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(71)	Applicant: THE I.D.E.A. CORPORATION
	Las Cruces, NM 88005 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	HARVEY, Stephen Las Cruces, NM 88005 (US)

(74)	Representative: Wagner, Karl H., Dipl.-Ing.
	WAGNER & GEYERPatentanwälteGewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München 80538 München (DE)

(54)	CARRYING CASE HAVING PLUG-IN CONNECTOR AND SWITCH MODULES FOR A COMPACT PORTABLE COMPUTER WORKSTATION