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US 2011/0299235 A1Published application
Fully extendable dual-segmented housing assembly for mobile computing device
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsEric Liu, Peter Skillman
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Abstract
A mobile computing device formed from at least two housing segments that can be moved between positions, including an open position that fully exposes a display surface or façade of each of the housing segments, and a closed position in which at least one of the facades or display surfaces is occluded or overlaid by the other housing segment, according to at least some embodiments.
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A mobile computing device comprising:
- a first segment;
- a second segment moveably coupled to the first segment to move from a closed position to an open position;
- wherein:
- when in the closed position, the first segment and the second segment are overlaid, so that a façade of only one of the first segment or second segment is accessible to a user;
- when in the open position, the first segment and the second segment are positioned end-to-end, so that a façade of each of the first segment and the second segment is completely exposed to the user;
- and
- wherein the second segment is coupled so that a substantial portion of a path of motion of the second segment moving between the open position and the closed position is linear.
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A mobile computing device comprising:
- a first segment;
- a second segment moveably and detachably coupled to the first segment, the second segment being positionable in at least one of a closed position or in an open position relative to the first segment;
- wherein:
- when in the closed position, the first segment and the second segment are overlaid, so that a façade of only one of the first segment or second segment is accessible to a user;
- when in the open position, the first segment and the second segment are positioned so that a façade of each of the first segment and the second segment is completely exposed to the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.