Structural device cover
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a base assembly that is configured to define a lower axis of rotation;
a display assembly including a display that is configured to rotate around an upper axis of rotation; and
,an arm assembly extending from the base assembly at the lower axis of rotation to the display assembly at the upper axis of rotation, the arm assembly comprising a hollow arm and an arm cover, wherein the hollow arm includes an open side for receiving the arm cover, an outward facing surface of the arm cover defining a protuberance, the hollow arm defining an undercut within the open side, the protuberance of the arm cover contacting the undercut of the hollow arm to secure the hollow arm and the arm cover without fasteners and where the protuberance is concealed by an outer surface of the hollow arm and an upper surface of the arm cover.
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Abstract
The description relates to devices that can include a hollow arm that has an open side and a cover engaging region around the open side. The cover engaging region defines a first width at the open side, a second width farther from the open side, and a third width that is farther from the open side than the first width and the second width. The device can also include an arm cover that includes an arm engaging region. The arm engaging region can define a fourth width at the open side, a fifth width farther from the open side, and a sixth width that is farther from the open side than the fourth width and the fifth width. The sixth width can be greater than the fifth width and the second width and less than the first width and the fourth width.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a base assembly that is configured to define a lower axis of rotation; a display assembly including a display that is configured to rotate around an upper axis of rotation; and
,an arm assembly extending from the base assembly at the lower axis of rotation to the display assembly at the upper axis of rotation, the arm assembly comprising a hollow arm and an arm cover, wherein the hollow arm includes an open side for receiving the arm cover, an outward facing surface of the arm cover defining a protuberance, the hollow arm defining an undercut within the open side, the protuberance of the arm cover contacting the undercut of the hollow arm to secure the hollow arm and the arm cover without fasteners and where the protuberance is concealed by an outer surface of the hollow arm and an upper surface of the arm cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device, comprising:
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a base assembly that is configured to define a lower axis of rotation; a display assembly including a display that is configured to rotate around an upper axis of rotation; and
,an arm assembly extending from the base assembly at the lower axis of rotation to the display assembly at the upper axis of rotation, the arm assembly comprising; a hollow arm defining a hollow interior space, the hollow arm having an outer surface and an inwardly facing surface, and an arm cover having an upper surface and an outwardly facing surface, the hollow arm including an open side for receiving the arm cover, the outer surface of the hollow arm and the upper surface of the arm cover defining an outer perimeter of the arm assembly at a cross section of the arm assembly taken transverse to a long axis of the arm assembly, the inwardly facing surface of the hollow arm and the outwardly facing surface of the arm cover having a slanted profile that slopes back towards the outer surface of the hollow arm with increasing distance from the upper surface of the arm cover. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A device, comprising:
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a base assembly that defines a lower axis of rotation; a display assembly including a display that rotates around an upper axis of rotation; and
,an arm assembly extending from the base assembly at the lower axis of rotation to the display assembly at the upper axis of rotation, the arm assembly comprising; a hollow arm defining an opening along an open side, the hollow arm including protuberances on either side of the opening that define an opening width along a cross-section of the arm assembly taken transverse to a long axis of the arm assembly, and a removable arm cover positioned inside the opening of the hollow arm and contributing structurally to the hollow arm, wherein, an arm cover width along the cross-section at a location on the removable arm cover further inside the opening than the protuberances is greater than the opening width of the hollow arm at the protuberances, such that the hollow arm is temporarily deflected outwardly to widen the opening width while the removable arm cover is allowed to pass through to be secured in the opening. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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