Patent · US Expired

Electronic device

US7082318B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 17, 2001
Grant dateJul 25, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 7, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/0216
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device including a housing (2,3) and a cover (4) connected by a flexible member (5) about which the cover (4) may pivot with respect to the housing (2,3) between an open and closed position, the housing (2,3) and the cover (4) also being connected by a flexible resilient strap (30) configured to bias the cover (4) into the open position in which the covet (4) extends away from the housing (2,3). The electronic device is preferably a mobile telephone.

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