Hinge having multiple degrees of freedom

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

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

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Inventors:	Aoki; Russell S. (Tacoma, WA), Ku; Jeff (Taipei, TW), Lin; Sheng-Chao (Taipei, TW)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type INTEL CORPORATION Santa Clara CA US
Assignee:	Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA)
Family ID:	54190237
Appl. No.:	D/513,118
Filed:	December 26, 2014

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	14225933	Mar 26, 2014

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Current U.S. Class:	D8/329; D14/440
Current CPC Class:	G06F1/162 20130101; G06F1/1681 20130101; Y10T29/24 20150115; Y10T16/5472 20150115; Y10T16/545 20150115; G06F1/1616 20130101
Current International Class:	0806
Field of Search:	;16/337,224,342,366,368,375,382,386,367 ;361/679.58,679.07,679.06,679.27 ;D8/327,323,329 ;D14/440

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Primary Examiner: Underwood; Cynthia R
Attorney, Agent or Firm: International IP Law Group, P.L.L.C.

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