Multi-pivot hinge cover

#The accompanying drawings illustrate implementations of the concepts conveyed in the present document. Features of the illustrated implementations can be more readily understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Like reference numbers in the various drawings are used wherever feasible to indicate like elements. Further, the left-most numeral of each reference number conveys the FIG. and associated discussion where the reference number is first introduced.

#FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an example device that includes a flexible multi-pivot hinge cover assembly example in accordance with some implementations of the present concepts.

#FIG. 2 shows an exploded perspective view of the example device of FIG. 1.

#The present concepts relate to flexible multi-pivot hinge covers for multi-pivot or multi-axis hinges. Computing devices can employ multi-pivot hinges to rotatably secure portions of the computing device. The present concepts can provide flexible multi-pivot hinge covers over the multi-pivot hinges to protect the hinges from foreign objects and/or protect a user of the computing device from being pinched by the multi-pivot hinges during rotation.

#Introductory FIGS. 1 and 2 collectively show an example of a computing device 100. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the computing device from a similar perspective as FIG. 1. In this example, computing device 100 has first and second portions 102 and 104 that are rotatably secured together by a multi-pivot hinge 106. A flexible multi-pivot hinge cover 108 can extend from the first portion 102 to the second portion 104 to cover the multi-pivot hinge 106.

#In this case, the flexible multi-pivot hinge cover 108 covers the ‘backside’ or ‘outside’ (e.g., facing away from the reader) of the computing device 100. In other cases, the flexible multi-pivot hinge cover 108 can cover the inside surface or both the inside and outside surfaces. In this implementation the flexible multi-pivot hinge cover 108 can be secured to the multi-pivot hinge 106 by opposing end securing elements 110(1) and 110(2). In this case, the end securing elements 110 can mimic a profile of the multi-pivot hinge 106 to appear generally continuous along the width of the computer (e.g., in the y reference direction). The multi-pivot hinge 106, the flexible multi-pivot hinge cover 108, and/or securing elements, such as end securing elements 110, can be thought of as a flexible multi-pivot hinge cover assembly 112.