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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Joseph Benjamin Gault, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott Douglas Bowers, Woodinville, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for locking an electronic device includes an actuator, a return mechanism, and an arm. The actuator includes an actuator SMM wire that is configured to apply a contraction force. The return mechanism includes a return SMM wire that is configured to apply a return force opposite the contraction force. The arm is movable toward an unlocked position by the actuator and movable toward a locked position by the return force. The arm has at least one equilibrium position with less than 1 Newton of force on the arm from the actuator and less than 1 Newton of force on the arm from the return mechanism.