Patent ID: 8204560
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A handheld communication device comprising: a first housing having a length and width that define a predominant plane of the first housing, a circuit board portion disposed on a first end of the first housing and a display poion disposed on a second end of the first housing, the circuit board portion and display portion both extending parallel to the predominant plane of the first housing; a circuit board disposed within the circuit board portion parallel to the predominant plane of the first housing; a second housing including a battery and a keypad where the battery and keypad are coextensive along a length and width of a predominant plane of the second housing; a hinge assembly that couples a midpoint of the circuit board portion to an end of the second housing where the hinge assembly defines a pivot axis that is mutually parallel to the predominant planes of the both the first and second housings; and a user connector interface located on a distal end of the circuit board portion opposite the second portion, where an axis of insertion into the user connector interface is parallel to the predominant plane of the circuit board portion and perpendicular to the pivot axis and where a total thickness of the display portion and second housing is substantially equal to a thickness of the circuit board portion, wherein the user connector interface includes at least one of a subscriber identity module (SIM) connector and a secure digital (SD) memory card connector, wherein the one of the SIM or SD connector is disposed on the printed circuit board set back from the distal end and wherein the distal end further comprises an aperture adapted to receive a SIM or SD card inserted into the SIM or SD connector through the distal end.