Sliding latching mechanism
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJeffrey Lev, Earl Moore
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Abstract
A latching mechanism comprising a bar hook moveably connected to a first component. The bar hook has a first position recessed within the first component and a second position projecting from the first component. A receptacle is disposed within a second component and engages the hook when the hook is in the second position. A magnet is disposed within the second component. The magnet moves the hook from the first position to the second position as the second component is disposed in close proximity to the first component. A sliding release mechanism is disposed within the second component and disengages the bar hook from the receptacle.
Claims28
A latching mechanism comprising:
- a bar hook moveably connected to a first component, wherein said bar hook has a first position recessed within the first component and a second position projecting from the first component;
- a receptacle disposed within a second component, wherein said receptacle engages said hook when said hook is in the second position;
- a magnet disposed within the second component, wherein said magnet moves said hook from the first position to the second position as the second component is disposed in close proximity to the first component;
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- a sliding release mechanism disposed within the second component, wherein said release mechanism disengages said bar hook from said receptacle.
A portable computer system comprising:
- a main chassis;
- a display panel movably connected to said main chassis;
- a bar hook moveably connected to said main chassis, wherein said bar hook has a recessed position within said main chassis and an extended position extending from said main chassis;
- a receptacle disposed within said display panel, wherein said receptacle is operable to engage said bar hook when said display panel is adjacent to said main chassis;
- a magnet disposed within said display panel, wherein said magnet moves said hook from the recessed position to the extended position as said display panel is disposed in close proximity to said main chassis;
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- a sliding release mechanism disposed within said display panel, wherein said sliding release mechanism is operable to disengage said bar hook from said receptacle.
A latching mechanism comprising:
- means for moving a bar hook that is moveably disposed in a first component from a first position recessed within the first component to a second position extending from the first component as the first component is disposed adjacent to a second component;
- means for engaging the bar hook, wherein said means for engaging is disposed within the second component;
- means for disengaging the bar hook, wherein said means for disengaging is disposed within the second component;
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- means for retracting the bar hook into the first component as the first component is moved away from the second component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.