Device with rotatable privacy cover
US12271098B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2023 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B11/043
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device includes a housing, a camera at least partially disposed within the housing, one or more microphones at least partially disposed within the housing, and a printed circuit board (PCB) including a switch. The switch has a lever that is transitionable between a displaced position and a non-displaced position. A privacy cover couple to the housing and includes a rib disposed on an interior surface of the privacy cover. The privacy cover is transitionable between a first position in which the camera is obstructed and the rib is engaged with the lever to transition the lever to the displaced position, and a second position in which the camera is unobstructed and the rib is disengaged with the lever such that the lever is permitted to transition to the non-displaced position.
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