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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2018
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Karsten Aagaard, Monroe, WA (US);
Eric Paul Witt, Redmond, WA (US);
Brian David Bitz, Woodinville, WA (US);
Joseph Benjamin Gault, Seattle, WA (US);
John Stephen Campbell, Spanaway, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A low-pressure hinge includes a plurality of segments with at least one upper frictional element and at least one lower frictional element where the at least one upper frictional element and the at least one lower frictional element are positioned on opposing sides of a segment of the plurality of segments. The hinge further includes a compression element that compresses the at least one upper frictional element and at least one lower frictional element against the segment with a compression force having a pressure less than 5,000 pounds per square inch.