Swing-type portable terminal

#This application claims, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119(a), priority to and the benefit of the earlier filing date of, that Korean Patent Application filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Aug. 18, 2009 and assigned Serial No. 10-2009-0076432, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

#1. Field of the Invention

#The present invention generally relates to a portable terminal. More particularly, the present invention relates to a swing-type portable terminal in which one housing covering a second housing swings to a position at which the one housing resides faces and is in parallel with the second housing.

#The above features and advantages of certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

#FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

#FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of the portable terminal illustrated in FIG. 1;

#Throughout the drawings, the same drawing reference numerals may be understood to refer to the same elements, features and structures.

#The matters defined in the description, such as a detailed construction and elements, are provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of exemplary embodiments of the invention. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. For the purposes of simplicity, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted for clarity and conciseness.

#FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable terminal 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention and FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of the portable terminal 100 illustrated in FIG. 1.