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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2020
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Peter Michael Cazalet, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Bryan Macomber, San Francisco, CA (US);
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A magnetic bistable hinge system includes a hinge bracket, first and second magnets, and a rotatable member. The first magnet may be coupled to the hinge bracket and be configured to rotate about an axis of the hinge bracket from a first bistable position to a second bistable position. When the south pole of the first magnet is at a first angle relative to the south pole of the second magnet, the first magnet and the second magnets are in the first bistable position and the rotatable member is in a closed position relative to the hinge bracket. When the south pole of the first magnet is at a second angle relative to the south pole of the second magnet, the first and second magnets are at the second bistable position, and the rotatable member is rotated to an open position relative to the hinge bracket.