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Mobile computing device having a flexible hinge structure

  • US 9,541,962 B2
  • Filed: 10/16/2014
  • Issued: 01/10/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile computing device comprising:

  • a plurality of housings;

    a display device that is flexible; and

    a flexible hinge structure that;

    secures the plurality of housings to each other;

    permits the plurality of housings to rotate about an axis in relation to each other, the flexible hinge structure supporting a plurality of configurations of the plurality of housings in relation to each other, one said configuration positioning the plurality of housings along a single plane and at least a second said configuration positioning the plurality of housings stacked in relation to each other configured to expose at least a portion of the display device so as to be viewable;

    contacts the display device that is flexible; and

    supports a continuous viewing area of the display device that extends across the plurality of housings and the flexible hinge structure.

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