The description relates to devices, such as computing devices having displays that can be rotated through a range of travel. The device can counter-balance the display to create a near weightless feel for the user when repositioning the display.
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1. A device, comprising: a base rotatably coupled to a lower end of an arm;a display secured relative to a display shaft that is rotatably coupled to an upper end of the arm such that an orientation of the display relative to the arm is automatically changed by the display shaft responsive to a chan
1. A device, comprising: a base rotatably coupled to a lower end of an arm;a display secured relative to a display shaft that is rotatably coupled to an upper end of the arm such that an orientation of the display relative to the arm is automatically changed by the display shaft responsive to a change in orientation of the arm relative to the base; and,a biasing element secured relative to the display and the display shaft and configured to counter-balance rotation of the display around the display shaft. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the biasing element comprises a first biasing element configured to counter-balance rotation of the display when the orientation of the arm relative to the base comprises a first display angle and a second biasing element configured to counter-balance rotation of the display when the orientation of the arm relative to the base comprises a second display angle. 3. The device of claim 2, wherein the first biasing element comprises a first spring that is wound around the display shaft in a first direction and the second biasing element comprises a second spring that is wound around the display shaft in a second direction opposite the first direction. 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the biasing element comprises a spring that is wound around the display shaft and a first end of the spring is secured relative to the display and a second end of the spring is secured relative to the display shaft. 5. The device of claim 4, further comprising a spring calibrator secured to the display shaft and wherein the second end of the spring is secured to the spring calibrator. 6. The device of claim 4, further comprising a spring calibrator secured to the display shaft and wherein the second end of the spring is free to rotate relative to a region of the spring calibrator until engaging a stop on the spring calibrator that engages the second end and blocks continuing rotation in a direction of rotation of the spring, but allows the second end to disengage and rotate in an opposite direction of the direction of rotation. 7. The device of claim 5, wherein the spring calibrator comprises a fixed element that is secured to the display shaft and a rotatable element that is selectively rotatable relative to the fixed element and wherein the second end of the spring is secured to the rotatable element of the spring calibrator. 8. The device of claim 7, wherein the rotatable element includes a first set of indexed holes that are spaced apart angularly by a specific number of degrees and wherein the fixed element includes a second set of indexed holes that are spaced apart angularly by a larger specific number of degrees so that one hole from the first set of indexed holes is aligned with an individual hole from the second set of indexed holes for a given relative orientation of the rotatable element to the fixed element and other holes from the first set of indexed holes are not aligned with other holes from the second set of indexed holes. 9. The device of claim 7, wherein the rotatable element includes a first set of indexed holes that are spaced apart angularly by a specific number of degrees and wherein the fixed element includes a second set of indexed holes that are spaced apart angularly by a smaller specific number of degrees so that only one hole from the first set of indexed holes is aligned with an individual hole from the second set of indexed holes for a given relative orientation of the rotatable element to the fixed element and other holes from the first set of indexed holes are not aligned with other holes from the second set of indexed holes. 10. The device of claim 5, wherein the spring calibrator comprises a fixed element that is secured to the display shaft and a rotatable element that is selectively rotatable relative to the fixed element and wherein the second end of the spring is secured to the rotatable element and the spring calibrator is co-extensive with the display shaft. 11. A device, comprising: a display secured relative to a display shaft;a base rotatably coupled to an arm, the arm secured relative to the display shaft;a first spring wound around the display shaft in a first rotational direction and coupled between the display and the display shaft, the first spring configured to produce torque dependent upon an orientation of the display relative to the arm and a corresponding orientation of the arm relative to the base; and,a second spring wound around the display shaft in a second opposite rotational direction and coupled between the display and the display shaft. 12. The device of claim 11, wherein the first spring comprises a first biasing element configured to counter-balance display rotation at a first set of display angles and the second spring comprises a second biasing element configured to counter-balance the display rotation for a second set of display angles. 13. The device of claim 12, wherein the first and second sets of display angles relate to the orientation of the display relative to the arm, the first set of display angles comprising 90 degrees to 77 degrees and the second set of display angles comprising 77 degrees to zero degrees. 14. The device of claim 11, wherein the corresponding orientation of the arm relative to the base is automatically changed responsive to a change in the orientation of the display relative to the arm. 15. The device of claim 11, further comprising a display mount, the display attached to the display mount and the display shaft passing through the display mount. 16. The device of claim 15, further comprising a first spring calibrator associated with the first spring and a second spring calibrator associated with the second spring, wherein the first spring is secured between the display mount and the first spring calibrator, and wherein the second spring is secured between the display mount and the second spring calibrator. 17. The device of claim 16, wherein the first spring calibrator and the second spring calibrator provide a spring preload adjustment that does not slip during rotation of the display relative to the display shaft. 18. A device, comprising: a touch display secured relative to a display shaft;a base assembly;an arm extending from the base assembly to the display shaft;a spring configured to exert a spring force between the touch display and the display shaft dependent on an orientation of the touch display relative to the arm and a corresponding orientation of the arm relative to the base assembly to counter-balance rotation of the touch display around the display shaft; and,a spring calibrator configured to allow a spring preload adjustment of the spring to control the spring force. 19. The device of claim 18, wherein the spring calibrator comprises a first spring calibrator that comprises first and second discs coextensive with the display shaft. 20. The device of claim 19, wherein the first disc is secured to the display shaft and the second disc is selectively rotatable relative to the first disc and wherein a first end of the spring is secured to the display and a second end of the spring is attached to the second disc. 21. The device of claim 19, wherein the first disc includes a first set of indexed holes that are spaced apart angularly by a specific number of degrees and wherein the second disc includes a second set of indexed holes that are spaced apart angularly by a larger specific number of degrees so that only one hole from the first set of indexed holes is aligned with an individual hole from the second set of indexed holes for a given relative orientation of the first disc to the second disc. 22. The device of claim 21, wherein the specific number of degrees of the first set of indexed holes of the first disc is 30 degrees and wherein the larger specific number of degrees of the second set of indexed holes of the second disc is 36 degrees. 23. The device of claim 21, further comprising a second spring exerting a second spring force on the display shaft and associated with a second spring calibrator. 24. The device of claim 23, wherein the second spring calibrator includes a pair of indexed discs, and wherein indexing on the first spring calibrator and the second spring calibrator are the same. 25. The device of claim 23, wherein the second spring calibrator includes a pair of indexed discs, and wherein indexing on the first spring calibrator is different than on the second spring calibrator.
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