US 11,703,907 B2
Housings with electrical contacts
Hyunmin Moon, Spring, TX (US)
Assigned to HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/288,551
Filed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 25, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/029208
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 25, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/219056, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0043479 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1616 (2013.01) [G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 1/1647 (2013.01); G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first hinge;
a first housing having a hinge region and a support panel, wherein the support panel is to extend from the hinge region;
a first display device rotatably coupled to the support panel via the first hinge;
a removable input device;
a second housing having a first set of external electrical contacts to provide power to the removable input device;
a second hinge to rotatably couple the first housing to the second housing; and
a second display device fixedly coupled to the second housing;
wherein the removable input device includes a device holder, wherein the device holder includes:
a body portion to retain an accessory device; and
a second set of electrical contacts disposed on the body portion, and wherein the input device is to receive power from the first set of electrical contacts via the second set of electrical contacts.