Flexible door for use with an electronic device
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsEarl W. Moore, Kevin L. Massaro
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Abstract
An electronic device having a flexible door attached to a housing. The flexible door comprises a plurality of panels coupled by sequential hinge members. The combination of hinge members with relatively stiffer door panels allows the door to conform to a variety of arcuate profiles while permitting substantial flattening of the door when opened.
Claims35
A portable computer device, comprising:
- a housing having an opening through which one or more connectors are accessed;
- and
- a door connected to the housing generally along an edge defining the opening, the door having at least a pair of hinges oriented in parallel with the edge and with each other.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing having an opening;
- and
- a flexible cover positionable over the opening, the flexible cover having a plurality of stiff panels separated by at least one flexible member.
A device for covering an opening in a housing of an electronic device, comprising:
- at least three elongate panels;
- and
- at least two hinge members disposed between the at least three elongate panels, wherein at least one of the at least three elongate panels is configured for attachment to the housing of the electronic device.
A method for selectively covering an open area in a housing of an electronic device, comprising:
- affixing an end of a door to the housing;
- and
- forming a plurality of flex joints in the door at unique distances from the end to permit conformation of the door into a generally arcuate shape.
A system for selectively covering an open area in a housing of an electronic device, comprising:
- means for affixing an end of a door to the housing;
- and
- means for forming a plurality of flex joints in the door at unique distances from the end to permit conformation of the door into a generally arcuate shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.