Patent ID: 8861187
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A mobile computing device, comprising: a lower housing having an input surface with a user input device, a second hinge slot, the second hinge slot having a bottom wall with a recession; an upper housing having a back cover with a protrusion, and a front cover with a screen, the screen including a touch sensitive display; and a linking member having a first hinge slot, a first end having a rounded edge, a second end, top surface between the first end and the second end, and a bottom surface between the first end and the second end and opposite the top surface; and wherein the mobile computing device is in a tablet configuration when the linking member is inserted into the second hinge slot such that the linking member bottom surface lies against the bottom wall of the second hinge slot, the rounded edge lies within the recession, the protrusion is inserted into the first hinge slot, and the back cover of the upper housing lies against the input surface of the lower housing; and wherein the mobile computing device is in a laptop configuration when the linking member is inserted into the second hinge slot such that the linking member bottom surface is at an non-zero angle with the bottom wall of the second hinge slot, the rounded edge lies within the recession, and the protrusion is inserted into the first hinge slot.