Patent ID: 6984786
Filing Date: 2006-01-10
Classification: F16M,G11B

Abstract:
1. An electronic device comprising: a cabinet in which an electronic circuit is contained and being of a size so as to be handheld; a covering member containing wire rods connected to said electronic circuit and led to an exterior of said cabinet through an opening in said cabinet so as to form an electrical cord for connection to another electronic device; a pivoting shaft portion provided on said covering member; and a shaft receiving portion provided in said cabinet for pivotally supporting said pivoting shaft portion, wherein said covering member is pivotally supported with respect to said cabinet by cooperation between said pivoting shaft portion and said shaft receiving portion, and wherein when said cabinet is arranged for resting on a flat surface said pivoting shaft portion is pivoted in said shaft receiving portion so that said electrical cord is led out of a side of said cabinet and when said cabinet is held in a hand of a user said pivoting shaft portion is pivoted in said shaft receiving portion so that said electrical cord is led out of a bottom of said cabinet.