Patent · US Expired

Rotational mechanism for a wireless communication device

US6766182B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 19, 2002
Grant dateJul 20, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 19, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/72445
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention is a wireless communication device (100) including a first housing (220) with a housing support (250) and a second housing (120) positioned about the housing support, or a portion thereof, so that the second housing may rotate around the housing support. Also, the second housing (120) includes a circular portion (122) positioned about the housing support (250) and an extending portion (124) extending from the circular portion. When the device (100) is in a closed position (110), the circular and extending portions (122 & 124) of the second housing (120) are adjacent to the first housing (220). When the device (100) is in an opened position (210), the circular portion (122) is adjacent to the first housing (220) and the extending portion (124) is away from the first housing. In addition, the second housing (120) may have multiple position relative to the first housing (220) in which each position activates a particular function of the device (100).

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