Folding portable electronic device with storage compartment
AssigneeDard Products, Inc.
InventorBonni Shevin Sandy
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Abstract
A pedometer or other portable electronic device may include substantially triangular first and second sections hinged together along a diagonal. A storage compartment is provided in one or both of the sections. The storage compartment may be accessed when the first section is pivoted open relative to the second section. A belt or pocket clip may be provided on the back of the first or second section. If used, the clip may extend in a direction substantially parallel to the hinge. A display, and control switches are provided for interaction with the electronic device.
Claims20
A pedometer comprising:
- a first section;
- a second section pivotally attached to the first section;
- a pedometer device in the first section;
- and
- a storage compartment in the second section.
A pedometer comprising:
- a substantially triangular first section having first, second, and third sides, with the third side longer than the first or second sides;
- a substantially triangular second section having fourth, fifth, and sixth sides, with the sixth side longer than the fourth or fifth sides;
- a hinge pivotally attaching the third side of the first section to the sixth side of the second section, to form a substantially square housing foldable along a diagonal;
- a clip on the housing, with the clip extending in a direction substantially parallel to the hinge;
- a pedometer device in the housing;
- a display on the housing;
- two or more control switches on the housing;
- and
- a storage compartment in the housing, with access to the storage compartment provided by pivoting the first section into an open position relative to the second section.
An object comprising:
- a first section having a first side wall, a second side wall, and a first diagonal wall each joined to a first top wall and a first bottom wall, with the first diagonal wall longer than the first or second side walls;
- a second section having a fourth side wall, a fifth side wall and a second diagonal wall each joined to a second top wall and second bottom wall with the second diagonal wall longer than the fourth or fifth side walls, and with the first and second diagonal side walls substantially parallel to each other and having substantially the same length;
- a hinge pivotally attaching the first section to the second section, with the hinge substantially parallel to the first and second diagonal walls;
- an elongate clip on the second bottom wall of the second section, with the elongate clip substantially parallel to the second diagonal wall;
- a pedometer device in the first or second section;
- a display on the first or second section;
- two or more control switches on first or second section;
- and
- a storage compartment in the first or second section, with access to the storage compartment provided by pivoting the first section into an open position relative to the second section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.