Image capture device with a telescopic hinge

• US 20050031390A1
• Filed: 08/07/2003
• Published: 02/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Orozco-Abundis, Gerardo
• Application Number:
  US10/636,120
• Publication Number:
  US 20050031390A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 399/380
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00554 Latches or hinges therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/10 using flat picture-bearing surfaces H04N1/113, H04N1/195 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/1013 with sub-scanning by translatory movement of at least a part of the main-scanning components H04N1/107 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/192 Simultaneously or substantially simultaneously scanning picture elements on one main scanning line
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0422 Media holders, covers, supports, backgrounds; Arrangements to facilitate placing of the medium H04N2201/0406 - H04N2201/0412, H04N2201/0434 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0434 specially adapted for scanning pages of a book

Abstract

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an image capture device comprises a housing and at least one telescopic hinge operable to couple a lid to the housing.

Claims

1. An image capture device, comprising:

a housing; and

at least one telescopic hinge operable to couple a lid to said housing.

2. The image capture device of claim 1, wherein said at least one telescopic hinge releasably couples said lid to said housing.

3. The image capture device of claim 1, further comprising at least one slot in said housing, said at least one slot operable to engage with at least a portion of said at least one telescopic hinge to prevent inadvertent decoupling of said at least one telescopic hinge from said housing.

4. The image capture device of claim 1, wherein said housing comprises at least one recess corresponding to said at least one telescopic hinge.

5. The image capture device of claim 1, wherein said housing comprises at least one recess, each of said at least one telescopic hinge being inserted into a corresponding one of said at least one recess to couple said lid with said housing.

6. The image capture device of claim 1, wherein said at least one telescopic hinge comprises a plurality of segments.

7. The image capture device of claim 1, wherein said at least one telescopic hinge comprises at least one segment slidably engaged with at least another segment.

8. The image capture device of claim 1, wherein at least one segment of said at least one telescopic hinge is adapted to be disposed in a recess of said housing.

9. The image capture device of claim 8, wherein at least another segment of said at least one telescopic hinge is slidably engaged with said at least one segment.

10. The image capture device of claim 9, wherein a third segment of said at least one telescopic hinge is slidably engaged with said at least another segment.

11. An image capture device, comprising:

a lid;

a housing; and

at least two telescopic hinges, each having a plurality of extensible segments, said at least two telescopic hinges pivotally coupling said lid to said housing.

12. The image capture device of claim 11, wherein a first segment of said plurality of segments comprises a latching member operable to engage with a slot in said housing.

13. The image capture device of claim 11, wherein a first segment of said plurality of segments comprises a ledge near an end of said first segment.

14. The image capture device of claim 13, wherein said ledge surrounds an opening at said end.

15. The image capture device of claim 13, wherein a second segment of said plurality of segments comprises a latching member operable to engage with said ledge.

16. The image capture device of claim 15, wherein said latching member surrounds an end of said second segment.

17. The image capture device of claim 11, wherein said at least two telescopic hinges releasably couple said lid to said housing.

18. The image capture device of claim 11, wherein a segment of said plurality of segments comprises a channel operable to accept a pin to pivotally couple said lid to said hinge.