Portable radiotelephone
AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorsDale James Frye, Jeffrey Alan Higashi
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Abstract
A folding portable radiotelephone designed to be opened from a closed position using only one hand.
Claims14
A handset comprising a cover and a base, said handset being operable to move between an open position in which said cover and base are arranged to allow access to a plurality of keys, and a closed position, the cover being attached for rotation with respect to the base about a hinge axis and comprising:
- a first formation for enabling a first force to be applied to rotate the cover about the hinge axis to open the handset;
- and
- a second formation for enabling a second force to be applied to rotate the cover about the hinge axis to open the handset,
- the first and second formations being on opposing sides of the hinge axis and being arranged so that the first force and the second force combine to produce a turning moment which acts to move the cover from the closed position to the open position.
A portable radiotelephone comprising a cover and a base, said cover and base being hingedly connected together towards one end of the telephone, said telephone being operable in an open position in which said cover and base are arranged to allow access to a plurality of keys, and a closed position in which the profile of the telephone is minimized, wherein means are provided to facilitate opening of said telephone, said means comprising:
- a first formation, positioned on the cover of the telephone towards a first end of the cover, enabling a first force to be applied to said hinge;
- and
- a second formation, positioned on the cover of the telephone towards an opposite end of the cover to said first end, enabling a second force to be applied to said hinge,
- said first formation and said second formation being arranged such that said first force and said second force combine to produce a turning moment causing the telephone to move from the closed to open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.