Articulated screen cover for accommodating objects
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsIvan Andrew McCracken, Hua Wang, Karsten Aagaard, David Otto Whitt, III, Robert James Bingham, JR., Ralf Groene
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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsIvan Andrew McCracken, Hua Wang, Karsten Aagaard, David Otto Whitt, III, Robert James Bingham, JR., Ralf Groene
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A cover for a mobile computing device is described. The cover comprises two or more hinges so constructed that the hinges are substantially rigid when in-plane and flexible when out-of-plane. The cover includes segments made of a rigid material disposed between the hinges, The cover, when swiveled to the back side of the computing device, forms a contour around an object such as a stylus to secure the object to the back side of the computing device when the object is present. The cover becomes substantially flat and parallel to the back side of the computing device when the object is absent.
A cover comprising:
A cover comprising:
An automated method for assembling a cover for a computing device, the cover being configured to provide a mechanically stable connection to the computing device, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.