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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2023
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Daniel Clark Park, Woodinville, WA (US);
Michael Gordon Oldani, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Examples of kickstand assemblies for foldable computing devices are provided. In one example, in a foldable computing device comprising a first frame rotatably coupled to a second frame, a method of using a kickstand assembly to release the first frame and the second frame from a closed orientation comprises sliding an upper kickstand plate of the kickstand assembly in a lateral direction relative to the first frame. The method includes, at least on condition of sliding the upper kickstand plate in the lateral direction, biasing the first frame and the second frame to rotate open from the closed orientation.