Support plate for folding portable display device

Abstract

An example folding device comprising: a first housing; a second housing; a hinge assembly rotatably connected to the first housing and the second housing; a continuous display connected to and across the first housing and the second housing; and a first collapsible support plate connected to the first housing and configured to support the continuous display when the folding device is fully opened, wherein: the first collapsible support plate comprises a single continuous plate folded over itself to form two parallel plates, a first parallel plate of the two parallel plates defines a straight edge that overhangs one or more voids in a second parallel plate of the two parallel plates, and the straight edge defined by the first parallel plate is adjacent to the hinge assembly.

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