LOCKING MECHANISM
First Claim
1. A computing device comprising:
- a first portion;
a second portion separably connected to the first portion;
a locking mechanism configured to lock the first portion to the second portion, the locking mechanism includes a locking receptacle connected to the first portion and a locking protrusion connected to the second portion, the locking receptacle including a rotating lock and having an aperture through which the locking protrusion is insertable; and
an actuator mechanically coupled to the locking mechanism and configured to unlock the first portion from the second portion.
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Abstract
A computing device is described. The computing device may include a first portion and a second portion separably connected to the first portion. A locking mechanism may be configured to lock the first portion to the second portion. The locking mechanism may include a locking receptacle connected to the first portion and a locking protrusion connected to the second portion. The locking receptacle may include a rotating lock and may have an aperture through which the locking protrusion is insertable. The computing device may include an actuator mechanically coupled to the locking mechanism and configured to unlock the first portion from the second portion.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A computing device comprising:
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a first portion; a second portion separably connected to the first portion; a locking mechanism configured to lock the first portion to the second portion, the locking mechanism includes a locking receptacle connected to the first portion and a locking protrusion connected to the second portion, the locking receptacle including a rotating lock and having an aperture through which the locking protrusion is insertable; and an actuator mechanically coupled to the locking mechanism and configured to unlock the first portion from the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computing device comprising:
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a first portion; a second portion separably connected to the first portion; a locking mechanism configured to lock the first portion to the second portion; an actuator mechanically coupled to the locking mechanism and configured to unlock the first portion from the second portion; a processor in electronic communication with the actuator; and memory including instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the actuator to unlock the locking mechanism upon receipt of an instruction to unlock. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computing device, comprising:
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a first portion that includes a display screen; a second portion that includes an input device and that is separably connected to the first portion; a locking mechanism configured to lock the first portion to the second portion, the locking mechanism includes a locking receptacle connected to the first portion and a locking protrusion connected to the second portion, the locking receptacle including a rotating lock and having an aperture through which the locking protrusion is insertable; an actuator mechanically coupled to the locking mechanism and configured to unlock the first portion from the second portion, the actuator including a SMA wire and a power source connected to the SMA wire; one or more magnets proximate the locking mechanism; and a processor in electronic communication with the actuator and programmed to cause the actuator to unlock the locking mechanism upon receipt of an instruction to unlock by heating the SMA wire. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification