Disclosed is an apparatus and method for a slide and tilt hinge mechanism.
The slide and tilt mechanism comprises an upper element (102) having a
top (140) and a bottom (132) and an angled (130) portion located at an
end (144) of the upper element, the angled portion angled relative to the
top and the bottom of the upper element. A lower element (104) having a
first lower element portion (122) and a second lower element portion
(124) coupled together by a joint (126), the joint allowing the first
lower element portion to fold relative to the second lower element
portion and the upper element. A slide enabling member (302/304),
coupling the upper element to the lower element such that when the upper
element and the lower element are in a closed configuration (100), the
upper element prevents the lower element from folding. A biasing member
(128), biasing the lower element to fold about the joint when the upper
element is slid to an extended position.