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Electronic device controlled by flexing

US9158334B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 2012
Grant dateOct 13, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/1675
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus comprising: a flexible body comprising an arrangement for limiting flexing of the body, the arrangement comprising: a first part within the body; a second part within the body; a flexible interconnect extending at least between the first part and the second part wherein the arrangement is configured to change between a first configuration, in which a portion of the interconnect between the first part and the second part is of a variable length enabling more and less flexing of the interconnect, and a second configuration, in which the portion of the interconnect between the first part and the second part has a limited length that limits one or both of more flexing and less flexing.

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