Patent ID: 8693188
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. An electronic mobile device, comprising: a base defining a guide path; a translation support pivotally supported by the base; and a movable assembly translatably connected to the translation support opposite the base and including a guide follower; wherein the guide follower follows the guide path such that the movable assembly translates relative to the translation support as the movable assembly and the translation support pivot relative to the base to move the movable assembly to a plurality of operating configurations relative to the base; wherein the guide path includes a first segment along which the guide follower moves as the movable assembly moves from a compact operating configuration to a landscape operating configuration and vice versa, in the compact operating configuration the movable assembly overlying the base, and in the landscape operating configuration the movable assembly being positioned relative to the base such that the movable assembly and the base define a general T-shape; further comprising an elastic member, wherein the first segment of the guide path includes a first apex that separates a first biasing portion of the first segment from a second biasing portion of the first segment, the elastic member biasing the movable assembly toward the compact operating configuration when the guide follower is disposed along the first biasing portion, and the elastic member biasing the movable assembly toward the landscape operating configuration when the guide follower is disposed along the second biasing portion.