Hinge having multiple degrees of freedom

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the hinge having multiple degrees of freedom;

FIG. 2 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is the opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view thereof taken from the portion within the broken line rectangle in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a front view of the hinge having multiple degrees of freedom from FIG. 1 in an alternate configuration;

FIG. 11 is a back view of the hinge having multiple degrees of freedom from FIG. 1 in the alternate configuration; and,

FIG. 12 is a side view thereof shown in a closed configuration.

The broken lines depict environment and form no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a hinge having multiple degrees of freedom, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D863935
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 26, 2014
Date of Patent: Oct 22, 2019
Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA)
Inventors: Russell S. Aoki (Tacoma, WA), Jeff Ku (Taipei), Sheng-Chao Lin (Taipei)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia R Underwood
Application Number: 29/513,118
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/329; Cover (D14/440)