Patent ID: 11971753
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 16:
17. A foldable electronic device having a front and a rear, comprising:
a first housing portion;
a second housing portion that bends relative to the first housing portion about a first bend axis;
a third housing portion that bends relative to the second housing portion about a second bend axis;
a flexible display coupled to the first, second, and third housing portions, wherein the flexible display is movable between an unfolded planar state and a folded state, wherein the first, second, and third housing portions are planar when the flexible display is in the unfolded planar state, and wherein the first, second, and third housing portions are folded in a trifold configuration when the flexible display is in the folded state; and
a bistable support structure that runs across the first, second, and third housing portions along edges of the first, second, and third housing portions.