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Portable electronic device housing including hinge

US8711554B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateOct 19, 2011
Grant dateApr 29, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B2001/3855
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable electronic device includes a hinge assembly comprising an axle, the hinge assembly coupling a first mating end of a first housing to a second mating end of a second housing, the second housing being movable relative to the first housing from an open position in which the axle is in a first position near to the first mating end and the second mating end and a folded position in which the axle is in a second position spaced from the first mating end and the second mating end such that the first mating end and the second mating end are movable toward one another to move the portable electronic device to a partially open position for clipping to an object; and a processor in electrical communication with electrical components in one of the first housing and the second housing.

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