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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2019
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Kent Campbell, Issaquah, WA (US);
Errol M. Tazbaz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Rachel A. Shaffer, Seattle, WA (US);
Karsten Aagaard, Monroe, WA (US);
Kabir Siddiqui, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The description relates to hinged devices, such as hinged computing devices. One example can include a hinge assembly that rotatably secures a first portion and a second portion. The hinge assembly can define a hinge shaft. The hinge assembly can include an adjustable closed-loop friction band secured to the first portion. The adjustable closed-loop friction band can extend between an aperture end and a removable end. The removable end can include a removable torque control element having a thickness that also at least in part controls a dimension of an aperture that receives the hinge shaft and thereby controls friction between the aperture and the hinge shaft.