Cradling apparatus for portable communication device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsWon-Tae KIM, Sang-Joon PARK, Jong-Woo KIM, Seok-Gyu LEE
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Abstract
A cradling apparatus for a portable communication device which sets a cradling angle and provides a sense of click engagement to cradle a housing at a plurality of angles. The cradling apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing cradled at a slant angle while facing the first housing, and a cradling portion provided between the first housing and the second housing such that the cradling portion sets a cradling angle to cradle the second housing at a selected one of a plurality of cradling angles with respect to the first housing and further provides a sense of click engagement.
Claims12
A cradling apparatus for a portable communication device, comprising:
- a first housing;
- a second housing cradled at a slant while facing the first housing;
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- a cradling portion provided between the first housing and the second housing such that the cradling portion sets a cradling angle to cradle the second housing at a selected one of a plurality of cradling angles with respect to the first housing, the cradling portion formed to provide a sense of click engagement of the second housing at each of the plurality of angles.
A cradling apparatus for a portable communication device, the cradling apparatus comprising:
- a first housing;
- a second housing including at least one protrusion extending therefrom;
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- a cradling portion provided between the first housing and the second housing such that the cradling portion sets a cradling angle to cradle the second housing at a selected one of a plurality of cradling angles with respect to the first housing, the cradling portion formed to provide a sense of click engagement of the second housing protrusion at each of the plurality of angles, wherein the cradling portion comprising:
- a shaft including a plurality of stopper grooves, the stopper grooves corresponding to the plurality of cradling angles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.