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Computing device with elastomeric hinge assembly

  • US 10,146,267 B2
  • Filed: 12/31/2016
  • Issued: 12/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a processor;

    memory accessible by the processor;

    a first housing that comprises an end socket wherein the processor and the memory are disposed in the first housing;

    a second housing that comprises an end socket;

    a hinge assembly that operatively couples the first housing to the second housing wherein the hinge assembly comprises an elastomeric element that comprises an end secured in the end socket of the first housing and an opposing end secured in the end socket of the second housing and wherein the elastomeric element comprises a native state and a bent tension and compression state; and

    a latch mechanism that latches a side of the first housing to a side of the second housing in the bent tension and compression state of the elastomeric element.

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