Patent ID: 9491338
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: F16J,H04M,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A communication device, comprising: a first housing half; a second housing half, the first and second housing halves providing and first and second bearing surfaces of a host device; an articulating camera comprising a camera module inserted within a pivot housing, the pivot housing comprising a barrel hinge captured and rotatably coupled by one of the first and second bearing surfaces; a coiled flex circuit providing electrical interconnect between the articulating camera and the host device, the coiled flex circuit having a flex extension extending from the pivot housing through the barrel hinge to the host device; and a single seal sealing the pivot housing to the host device, the single seal having an opening coupled to the barrel hinge, the coiled flex circuit threading from the pivot housing through the first barrel hinge through the opening of the seal into the host device to couple to a flex connector of the host device, the flex connector being sealed by the single seal.