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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2004
Timothy M. Souza, Lebanon, OR (US);
Dennis R. Esterberg, Philomath, OR (US);
David L. Smith, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jeffrey Scott Bakkom, Corvallis, OR (US);
Timothy M. Souza, Lebanon, OR (US);
Dennis R. Esterberg, Philomath, OR (US);
David L. Smith, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jeffrey Scott Bakkom, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A embodiment of a stand includes a base, a support, and a biasing member. The biasing member provides a biasing force to urge the support to a first position relative to the base from a second position relative to the base. When in the second position the support is allowed to rotate on a pivot, and when in the first position the support is prevented from rotating on the pivot.