| US 7,566,033 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for controlling display rotation on an information handling system | ||
| Mark A. Schwager, Austin, Tex. (US); and Kevin L. Kamphuis, Round Rock, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 15, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/227,391. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0057127 A1, Mar. 15, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47F 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 248—125.9 [361/681] | 10 Claims |
| 1. A display rotation controlling apparatus comprising:
a base;
a plurality of support arms rotatably coupled to the base, at least one support arm including a display coupling member, wherein
the display coupling member comprises a securing tooth extending from the support arm; and
a display rotatably coupled to the support arms, the display including at least one support arm coupling member that comprises
a detent that is resiliently biased out of a surface on the display, wherein the securing tooth is resiliently biased out
of a surface on the display, wherein the securing tooth is operable to move the detent relative to the surface on the display
in response to the rotation of the display in order to engage the securing tooth and the detent in a manner that holds the
display in a tablet mode.
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