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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2019
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
David John Huston, Seattle, WA (US);
Eugene Lee, Kenmore, WA (US);
Scott Douglas Bowers, Woodinville, WA (US);
David Michael Lane, Sammamish, WA (US);
Brian David Bitz, Woodinville, WA (US);
Thomas Joseph Longo, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The description relates to devices, such as user-serviceable dimensionally-constrained devices. One example can include a first portion and a corresponding second portion. The example can also include a gap reduction assembly positioned along edges of the first portion and the second portion that biases the first and second portions toward one another. The example can also include an alignment assembly that laterally aligns corners of the first portion and the second portion and a locking assembly that locks the aligned corners of the first portion and the second portion against one another.