US 11,809,020 B2
Locating electrical contacts on device hinge
Navid Poulad, San Jose, CA (US); Young duk Song, Bellevue, WA (US); Paul Andrew Bosveld, Seattle, WA (US); and Nicolas A Denhez, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/241,612.
Prior Publication US 2022/0342237 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. G02C 11/00 (2006.01); A45C 11/04 (2006.01); A45C 15/00 (2006.01); G02C 5/22 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC G02C 11/10 (2013.01) [A45C 11/04 (2013.01); A45C 15/00 (2013.01); G02C 5/22 (2013.01); H02J 7/0045 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable device comprising:
a frame;
a first temple piece;
a second temple piece;
a first hinge connecting the first temple piece to the frame;
a second hinge connecting the second temple piece to the frame; and
a first contact arranged on a top side of the first hinge and a second contact arranged on a bottom side of the first hinge, the first contact and the second contact being configured to connect with external circuitry.