Method and apparatus for a hinge
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first body;
a second body; and
a joint member, the joint member having supported therein a first shaft and a second shaft , the first shaft connected to the first body and the second shaft connected to the second body,wherein the joint member is configured to cause or to allow a change in a separation distance between the first shaft and the second shaft upon a rotational movement of the first body relative to the second body;
and further wherein the joint member comprises at least one biasing member, the at least one biasing member being configured to bias the first body and the second body together.
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Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus including a first body, a second body, and a joint member, the joint member having supported therein a first shaft and a second shaft , the first shaft connected to the first body and the second shaft connected to the second body, wherein the joint member is configured to cause or to allow a change in a separation distance between the first shaft and the second shaft upon a rotational movement of the first body relative to the second body.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first body; a second body; and a joint member, the joint member having supported therein a first shaft and a second shaft , the first shaft connected to the first body and the second shaft connected to the second body, wherein the joint member is configured to cause or to allow a change in a separation distance between the first shaft and the second shaft upon a rotational movement of the first body relative to the second body; and further wherein the joint member comprises at least one biasing member, the at least one biasing member being configured to bias the first body and the second body together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a first body; a second body; a joint member; a first shaft secured to the first body; and a second shaft secured to the second body, wherein the first shaft comprises a first end and a second end, and wherein the joint member includes first and second slots, the first end of the first shaft being configured to be slideable within the first slot and the second end of the first shaft being configured to be slideable within the second slot so that the first shaft is able to slide relative to the joint member. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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