Hinge assembly and a portable terminal having the same

A hinge assembly comprising:

• a first means for horizontally rotating a second article with respect to a first article, the first means being fixed to the first article;
• a coupling member for supporting the second article, the coupling member being coupled with the first means to be connected with the second article;
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• a second means for rotating the second article with respect to the first article centering on a longitudinal axis of the coupling member, the second means being disposed in the coupling member.

A hinge assembly comprising:

• a first means for rotating one article against the other article, the first means being formed at one wall of the one article;
• a second means for rotatably supporting the one article against the other article by engaging with the first means, the second means being fixed to the other article;
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• a third means for elastically supporting the first means so at to restrain the rotation of the first means, the third means being mounted to the second means.

A portable terminal comprising:

• a main body mounted with a key pad, a mike phone and a battery;
• a folder mounted to be rotatable with respect to the main body horizontally and vertically and having a speaker phone and a display panel;
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• a hinge assembly to rotate the folder with respect to the main body horizontally and vertically, the hinge assembly.

A portable terminal comprising:

• a main body mounted with a key pad, a mike phone and a battery;
• a folder mounted to be rotatable with respect to the main body horizontally and vertically and having a speaker phone and a display panel;
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• a hinge assembly to rotate the folder with respect to the body horizontally and vertically, the hinge assembly.

A portable terminal comprising:

• a main body mounted with a key pad, a mike phone and a battery;
• a folder for horizontally rotatably supporting a display panel, the folder being rotatably mounted to the main body;
• a first hinge assembly to rotate the folder with respect to the main body;
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• a second hinge assembly for coupling the display panel to the folder, and for horizontally rotatably supporting the display panel with respect to the folder.