Patent ID: 7076280
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: E05D,E05Y,H04M

Abstract:
1. A foldable type cellular telephone comprising a main body portion and a turnable portion, one end of said main body portion being connected to the opposing end of said turnable portion through a hinge such that said main body portion and said turnable portion can be turned between a folding position and a using position, in said folding position, said main body portion and said turnable portion being folded such that opposing surfaces of said main body portion and said turnable portion is contacted with each other, in said using position, said opposing surfaces being away from each other, at least selected one of said main body portion and said turnable portion including an inside portion and an outside portion which are connected with each other along said opposing surfaces, said hinge including a hinge main body and a hinge pin, one end portion of said hinge pin being turnably connected to said hinge main body, the other end portion of said hinge pin being projected from said hinge main body, one end portion of the remaining one of said main body portion and said turnable portion being formed with a receiving hole for receiving said hinge main body such that said hinge main body cannot be turned, one end portion of said inside portion being formed with a connecting hole into which the other end portion of said hinge pin projecting from said hinge main body is non-turnably inserted, wherein said inside portion is formed with an opening portion extending from an inner peripheral surface of said connecting hole in a radial direction of said connecting hole to an outer surface opposing said outside portion so that in a state that one end portion of said hinge pin is connected to said hinge main body which is received in said receiving hole, the other end portion of said hinge pin can be inserted into said connecting hole in the radial direction of said connection hole through said opening portion, and a part of said outside portion corresponding to said opening portion is formed with a shielding portion for shielding said opening portion.