US 12,242,310 B2
Folding portable display device
Michael J. Lombardi, Chicago, IL (US); and Joe Allore, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/996,504
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 7, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/049237
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/038615, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 16, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0211003 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1681 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1637 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A folding device comprising:
a first assembly having an inner and an outer surface;
a second assembly having an inner and an outer surface;
a continuous display comprising a primary flexible segment;
a hinge assembly rotatably connected to the first assembly about a first axis and rotatably connected to the second assembly about a second axis, wherein, when the folding device is fully opened about the hinge assembly, the inner surface of the first assembly is substantially coplanar with the inner surface of the second assembly;
a first collapsible support platform attached to the first assembly and configured to come in contact with and articulate against a first edge of the hinge assembly to support the primary flexible segment as the folding device transitions into a fully opened position, wherein the first collapsible support platform is configured to separate from the first edge of the hinge assembly as the folding device transitions into a fully closed position; and
a second collapsible support platform attached to the second assembly and configured to come in contact with and articulate against a second edge of the hinge assembly to support at least the primary flexible segment as the folding device transitions into the fully opened position, wherein the first collapsible support platform is configured to separate from the second edge of the hinge assembly as the folding device transitions into the fully closed position.