Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetic connector
- Patent Title (中): 磁性连接器
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Application No.: US13789976Application Date: 2013-03-08
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Publication No.: US09377807B2Publication Date: 2016-06-28
- Inventor: Jason Tyler Griffin
- Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
- Applicant Address: CA Waterloo, Ontario
- Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
- Current Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
- Current Assignee Address: CA Waterloo, Ontario
- Agency: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco P.L.
- Agent Jon Gibbons
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; H05K5/00 ; H05K7/00

Abstract:
An apparatus has a first housing and a second housing. By one approach at least the second housing has at least one exterior edge configured as a pivot surface. The first housing includes at least a first magnet and the second housing includes at least a second magnet that is disposed proximal to the aforementioned pivot surface. So configured, the first and second magnet interact with one another and thereby serve as a magnetic connector such that the first housing pivots with respect to the second housing about the pivot surface. By one approach, the first and second housing do not pivotally connect to one another via a mechanical connector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140254077A1 Magnetic Connector Public/Granted day:2014-09-11
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