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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2015
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Joseph Benjamin Gault, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott Douglas Bowers, Woodinville, WA (US);
John Stephen Campbell, Spanaway, WA (US);
Anthony E. Hillyerd, Sammamish, WA (US);
Yazan Aldehayyat, Seattle, WA (US);
Karsten Aagaard, Monroe, WA (US);
Eric Paul Witt, Redmond, WA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A computing device is described. The computing device may include a first portion and a second portion separably connected to the first portion. A locking mechanism may be configured to lock the first portion to the second portion. The locking mechanism may include a locking receptacle connected to the first portion and a locking protrusion connected to the second portion. The locking receptacle may include a rotating lock and may have an aperture through which the locking protrusion is insertable. The computing device may include an actuator mechanically coupled to the locking mechanism and configured to unlock the first portion from the second portion.