Patent ID: 8843183
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A mobile communication device comprising: a first member having a user interface; a second member; and a linkage mechanism coupling the first member and the second member such that the device has a closed position and an opened position, the linkage mechanism comprising an expandable multi-pivot hinge, wherein in the closed position, the user interface is inaccessible, in the opened position, the user interface is accessible and a portion of the first member overlaps the second member, the expandable multi-pivot hinge comprises a first hinge piece and a second hinge piece, the first hinge piece is pivotably coupled to the first member via a first pivot and to the second hinge piece via a second pivot, the second hinge piece is pivotably coupled to the second member via a third pivot, such that the first hinge piece and the second hinge piece can rotate with respect to each other to allow expansion of the multi-pivot hinge, and a combined distance between the first pivot and the second pivot and between the second pivot and the third pivot is greater than a distance between the first pivot and the third pivot when the device is in either the opened position or the closed position.