Patent ID: 11907027
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  E | IPC E  G

Claim 7:
8. A hinge comprising:
a main body having a gear subassembly, a first semicircular portion on one side of the gear subassembly aligned with a first axis and a second semicircular portion on the other side of the gear subassembly aligned with a second axis, the first and second semicircular portions having a smooth surface, the first and second axes offset from each other, the gear subassembly having a first transfer gear aligned with the first axis, a second transfer gear aligned with the second axis and plural gears that translate rotation of the first transfer gear to the second transfer gear;
a first bracket having a first gear member, the first gear member having a semicircular shape with gear teeth exposed at an inner circumference and a smooth outer circumference that slidingly engages the main body first semicircular portion; and
a second bracket having a second gear member, the second gear member having a semicircular shape with gear teeth exposed at an inner circumference and a smooth outer circumference that slidingly engages the main body second semicircular portion;
wherein rotation of the first bracket translates to the second bracket through engagement of the first and second bracket gear member gear teeth with the gear subassembly first and second transfer gears.