US 12,402,699 B2
User-serviceable device
Casey Zelig, Lynnwood, WA (US); Ryan Eylander, Kent, WA (US); and Daniel Dhondt, Sammamish, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on May 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/740,842.
Prior Publication US 2023/0363504 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. A45C 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45C 11/00 (2013.01) [A45C 11/002 (2025.01); A45C 11/003 (2025.01); A45C 2200/15 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
a chassis defining a front side and a rear side;
a kickstand that is rotatably secured to the rear side by a hinge that divides that rear side into a first area and a second area, the kickstand configured to fold against the first area for storage or be angled away from the first area to support the chassis;
a rear cover positioned over the second area of the rear side to protect components positioned in the chassis;
an ejection assembly positioned at the second area and configured to maintain the rear cover against the chassis; and,
a latch assembly positioned at the first area and comprising a release that is hidden by the kickstand when the kickstand is folded against the first area and that can be engaged through the first area when the kickstand is angled away from the first area and engagement of the release is configured to cause the rear cover to move away from the kickstand substantially parallel to the rear side until released by the ejection assembly.