Patent ID: 9645607
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B29D,E05D,E05Y,G02B,G06F,G06G,G06T,G09G,H04B,H04M,H04N,H04W,H05K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A handheld computing device, comprising: a first screen assembly including a first screen having a first active display area and a first housing, the first housing comprising a rear surface and a side surface extending around a peripheral edge of the first screen and engaging the rear surface of the first housing; a second screen assembly including a second screen having a second active display area and a second housing, the second housing comprising a rear surface, and a side surface extending around a peripheral edge of the second screen and engaging the rear surface of the second housing; and a hinge connected to the first and second screen assemblies, wherein the hinge is configured to enable a distance between the first and second active display areas, when the first and second screens are in the fully opened position, to be no more than about 10 mm, wherein the first housing engages the hinge so that the first screen assembly is rotatable about a first pivot axis, wherein the second housing engages the hinge so that the second screen assembly is rotatable about a different second pivot axis, and wherein the hinge comprises a hub, the hub including an internal passage extending between the first and second screens assemblies to pass a flexible circuit and/or electrical ribbon cable to couple electrically the first and second screens; wherein the hinge has a range of motion of more than 180 degrees so that the device is foldable between a fully open position in which a first plane of the first screen is transverse to a second plane of the second screen and a closed position in which the first and second screen assemblies contact each other and wherein, when the handheld computing device is fully open, the rear surfaces of the first and second housings define an angle delta relative to a common plane that is greater than 0 but no more than about 10 degrees.