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Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 12, 2019
Applicant:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

David Ian Rosen, Bellevue, WA (US);

Joseph Benjamin Gault, Settle, WA (US);

Cesar Ambriz Rios, Seattle, WA (US);

Anthony E. Hillyerd, Sammamish, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); F16B 2/14 (2006.01); F16B 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); F16B 2/14 (2013.01); G06F 1/1654 (2013.01); G06F 1/1679 (2013.01); F16B 21/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A docking mechanism is described. The docking mechanism may include a locking protrusion and a locking receptacle configured to receive the locking protrusion and having an inclined surface. The docking mechanism may include a wedging member abutting the inclined surface. The docking mechanism may include a locking detent. The locking detent may have a spring configured to bias the locking detent towards the locking protrusion. Computing devices that include docking mechanisms are also described. Methods of use of the docking mechanisms are also described.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Rosen, David. (2020). Docking mechanisms and methods of restraining two portions of a computing device (U.S. Patent No. 10613582). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10613582

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