US Patent 11940841 Articulated display of flexible display device dividable into separate units

A flexible display of a flexible display device can be divided and have removable sections for use as one or more wearable devices. The flexible display can be divided into a plurality of portions. The plurality of portions are divided along a plurality of dividing lines each having a locking mechanism, respectively. A power supply is electrically connected to the locking mechanisms to activate and deactivate the locking mechanisms. A portion of the plurality of portions border corresponding locking mechanisms along corresponding dividing lines of the plurality of dividing lines. The portion is selectable for decoupling and removal, in response to deactivation of the corresponding locking mechanisms for the portion of the flexible display.