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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2012
Jennifer Greenwood Zawacki, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Vincent James Decaro, Apex, NC (US);
Jason Pratt Parrish, Durham, NC (US);
Kishiko Itoh, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Noguchi, Yokahama, JP;
Eiji Shinohara, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuo Nakada, Sagamihara, JP;
Jennifer Greenwood Zawacki, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Vincent James DeCaro, Apex, NC (US);
Jason Pratt Parrish, Durham, NC (US);
Kishiko Itoh, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Noguchi, Yokahama, JP;
Eiji Shinohara, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuo Nakada, Sagamihara, JP;
Lenovo (Singapore) Ltd. Pte., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
An assembly can include a first component; a second component; and an interconnection mechanism for pivotable interconnection of the first component and the second component about a pivot axis where the interconnection mechanism includes a latch mechanism to latch the second component to the interconnection mechanism, an actuator to unlatch the latch mechanism, an obstruction to obstruct actuation of the actuator, and a sliding bar slidable in a first direction to move the obstruction to an obstructing position that obstructs actuation of the actuator and slidable in a second direction to move the obstruction to an unobstructing position that permits actuation of the actuator. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.