Patent ID: 7440783
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: E05D,E05Y,H04M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dual hinge apparatus for a portable terminal, which provides a first hinge axis and a second hinge axis extending substantially perpendicularly to the first hinge axis, and connects first and second housings constituting the portable terminal to each other such that they can rotate relative to the first and second hinge axes, respectively, the hinge apparatus comprising: a fixed housing fixed to one of the first and second housings; a rotating housing rotatably coupled to the fixed housing to rotate relative to the second hinge axis; a hinge housing coupled to a side surface of the rotating housing to provide the first hinge axis; and wherein the remaining one of the first and second housings is coupled to the hinge housing to rotate relative to the first hinge axis so that the remaining one of the first and second housings rotates with respect to the first and second axes to move between a first position in which the remaining one of the first and second housings faces the one of the first and second housings, and a second position in which the remaining one of the first and second housings is positioned laterally side by side with the one of the first and second housings.