IP Library Granted Patent US 11,300,240
Granted Patent B2
US 11,300,240 · App. 16/734,368 · Granted Apr 12, 2022

Display device stand

Inventors: Thomas Perelli (Raleigh, NC); Madison Smith (Raleigh, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
F16M11/046F16M11/041G06F1/1632H02J7/0044
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Patent No.
US 11,300,240
App. No.
16/734,368
Granted
Apr 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device stand can include a base that includes a fore portion with an upwardly sloping top surface defined by a first angle, an extension with an upwardly sloping fore surface defined by a second angle that is less than the first angle, and an aft portion, where the fore portion includes a front edge, the aft portion includes a back edge and the extension includes a top side that define vertexes of an acute triangle; and an adjustable support that includes a retracted state with respect to the extension and an extended state with respect to the extension.

Claims (21)

1. A display device stand for a display device foldable with respect to two display portions, the display device stand comprising:

a base that comprises a fore portion with an upwardly sloping top surface defined by a first angle, an extension with an upwardly sloping fore surface defined by a second angle that is less than the first angle, and an aft portion, wherein the fore portion comprises a front edge, the aft portion comprises a back edge and the extension comprises a top side that define vertexes of an acute triangle; and

an adjustable support for a display device that comprises a retracted state with respect to the extension and an extended state with respect to the extension, wherein the extension comprises a recess, wherein the recess is positioned between lateral sides of the extension and wherein the adjustable support is received at least in part in the recess.

2. The display device stand of claim 1 , comprising a slot disposed between the upwardly sloping top surface of the fore portion and the extension.

3. The display device stand of claim 2 , wherein the adjustable support, in the retracted state, is disposed at least in part in the slot.

4. The display device stand of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable support comprises a front lip.

5. The display device stand of claim 4 , wherein the adjustable support comprises a groove wherein the front lip defines at least a portion of the groove.

6. The display device stand of claim 4 , wherein the front lip is disposed at a lower side of the adjustable support.

7. The display device stand of claim 6 , wherein the groove comprises a fore to aft dimension that is less than approximately 1.5 cm and greater than approximately 0.3 cm.

8. The display device stand of claim 1 , wherein the recess is defined at least in part by side walls of the extension.

9. The display device stand of claim 1 , comprising a magnet, wherein the adjustable support is maintained in the extended state via magnetic force of the magnet.

10. The display device stand of claim 1 , comprising charging circuitry.

11. The display device stand of claim 1 , comprising at least one electrical connector.

12. The display device stand of claim 11 , wherein the at least one electrical connector comprises at least one serial bus connector.

13. The display device stand of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a unitary piece of material that defines at least the fore portion and the aft portion.

14. The display device stand of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a unitary piece of material that defines the fore portion, the aft portion and the extension.

15. The display device stand of claim 1 further comprising:

a display device foldable with respect to two display portions.

16. The display device stand of claim 15 , wherein the display device comprises a first housing with a first one of the two display portions, a second housing with a second one of the two display portions, and a hinge assembly that couples the first housing pivotably to the second housing, wherein the hinge assembly comprises a hinge axis for defining a pivot angle.

17. The display device stand of claim 16 , wherein, in the portrait orientation, the hinge axis is horizontal.

18. The display device stand of claim 16 , wherein, in the landscape orientation, the hinge axis is vertical.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 070269/0092 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2025
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070266/0821 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2020
From: PERELLI, THOMAS; SMITH, MADISON
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 053206/0387 →
Continuity (1)
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