Patent ID: 11880242
Assignee: LEPTON COMPUTING LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. An apparatus comprising:
(a) a rigid touch-sensitive display;
(b) a flexible touch-sensitive display composed of a first flexible touch-sensitive display portion and a second flexible touch-sensitive display portion; wherein:
(1) the first flexible touch-sensitive display portion is attached to a first structural support segment;
(2) the second flexible touch-sensitive display portion is attached to a second structural support segment;
(3) the flexible touch-sensitive display further comprises a fully folded state such that both flexible touch-sensitive display portions are facing inward towards each other;
(5) the flexible touch-sensitive display further comprises a fully expanded state such that both flexible touch-sensitive display portions are in a continuous open position along the same plane;
(6) the flexible touch-sensitive display further comprises an inverted fully folded state such that both flexible touch-sensitive display portions are facing outward relative to each other; and

(b) a hinge having three pivot points along at least one side of the hinge, wherein a first pivot point is located on a first end of the side of the hinge such that it is mechanically attached to the first structural support segment, a second pivot point is located on a second end of the side of the hinge such that it is mechanically attached to the second structural support segment, and a center pivot point is located at the center distance between the first pivot point and the second pivot point of the side of the hinge,
(c) an aperture mechanism configured with a first aperture support that is mechanically attached to the first structural support segment and the center pivot point of the hinge; and a second aperture support that is mechanically attached to the second structural support segment and the center pivot point of the hinge such that as the apparatus is folded, the folding motion of the apparatus activates the sliding motion of the first aperture support and the second aperture support so that they are offset from the center area of the flexible touch-sensitive display where the first flexible touch-sensitive display portion meets the second flexible touch-sensitive display portion when the apparatus is m the fully fielded state and the inverted fully folded state.