Kickstand for computing device
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorMichael Gordon Oldani
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Abstract
A kickstand assembly comprises a backplate comprising a backplate retention magnet having a first magnetic pole orientation and an upper kickstand plate slidably connected to the backplate. A return biaser biases the upper kickstand plate toward a rest position. A lower kickstand plate is rotatably coupled to the upper kickstand plate, with the lower kickstand plate comprising a closing magnet having a second magnetic pole orientation that attracts the first magnetic pole orientation of the backplate retention magnet. A deployment biaser biases the lower kickstand plate to rotate away from the backplate when the upper kickstand plate is translated away from the rest position.
Claims19
A kickstand assembly for a computing device, the kickstand assembly comprising:
- a backplate comprising a backplate retention magnet having a first magnetic pole orientation;
- an upper kickstand plate slidably connected to the backplate;
- a return biaser that biases the upper kickstand plate toward a rest position;
- a lower kickstand plate rotatably coupled to the upper kickstand plate, the lower kickstand plate comprising a closing magnet having a second magnetic pole orientation that attracts the first magnetic pole orientation of the backplate retention magnet;
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- a deployment biaser that biases the lower kickstand plate to rotate away from the backplate,
- wherein the deployment biaser rotates the lower kickstand plate away from the backplate when the upper kickstand plate is translated away from the rest position.
A kickstand assembly for a computing device, the kickstand assembly comprising:
- a backplate comprising:
- a backplate retention magnet having a first magnetic pole orientation;
- a plurality of slots;
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- a backplate accessory magnet configured to attract a frame accessory magnet in a frame of the computing device to removably attach the kickstand assembly to the frame;
- an upper kickstand plate comprising a plurality of sliders that are each slidably received in one slot of the plurality of slots in the backplate;
- a return biaser that biases the upper kickstand plate toward a rest position;
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- a lower kickstand plate rotatably coupled to the upper kickstand plate and comprising:
- a deployment biaser that biases the lower kickstand plate to rotate away from the backplate;
- and
- a closing magnet having a second magnetic pole orientation that attracts the first magnetic pole orientation of the backplate retention magnet,
- wherein the deployment biaser rotates the lower kickstand plate away from the backplate when the upper kickstand plate is translated away from the rest position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.