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US 9,958,906 B2Granted
Leaf spring computer device stand
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorChi-Chung Ho
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Abstract
A support stand leg is pivotally supported by a leaf spring relative to a back cover of a computer device or a computer device case. The support stand leg is pivotal between a retracted position against the back cover and an extended position. The leaf spring urges the support stand leg towards the retracted position.
Claims10
A computer device comprising:
- a back cover;
- a support stand leg;
- a foot coupled to an end of the support stand lea;
- a leaf spring having a first end portion embedded in the back cover and a second end portion coupled to the support stand leg, the leaf spring pivotally connecting the support stand leg to the back cover for movement between a retracted position against the back cover and an extended position, the leaf spring resiliently urging the support stand leg towards the retracted position;
- a linkage retainer extending along the back cover and having a vertically extending series of detents:
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- an angle retaining linkage pivotably coupled to and extending from the end of the support stand lea, wherein the angle retaining linkage comprises an end releasably positionable at a selected position along the linkage retainer within a selected one of the detents to retain an angle of the support stand leg relative to the back cover.
4 more elements
The computer device of claim of 1, further comprising a flexible living hinge pivotally connecting the support stand leg and the angle retaining linkage.
A computer device case and stand comprising:
- a back cover;
- a front frame coupled to the back cover to form a cavity to removably receive a computer device with a display of the computer device exposed through the front frame;
- a support stand leg;
- a leaf spring having a first end portion embedded in the back cover and a second end portion coupled to the support stand leg, the leaf spring pivotally connecting the support stand leg to the back cover for movement between a retracted position against the back cover and an extended position, the leaf spring resiliently urging the support stand leg towards the retracted position;
- a series of detents vertically extending along the back cover;
- and an angle retaining linkage pivotably coupled to and extending from an end of the support stand lea, wherein the angle retaining linkage comprises an end positioned in a selected one of the detents to retain and angle of the support stand leg relative to the back cover.
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A method comprising:
- pivotably supporting a support stand leg relative to the back cover of a computer device with a spring steel leaf spring, wherein the leaf spring has a first end portion embedded in the back cover and a second end portion coupled to the support stand leg;
- resiliently urging the support stand leg from an extended position towards a retracted position against the back cover with the spring steel leaf spring;
- and extending an angle retaining linkage from an end of the support stand leg into engagement with a selected one of a plurality of vertically spaced detents.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.