Patent ID: 8767395
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: G06F,H04M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cradling apparatus for inclinedly supporting a main body of a portable terminal, comprising: a cradling body; a cradling body housing situated on the cradling body; a cam arranged for supporting a closed state and a rotated state of the cradling body; a member disposed at least partially in the cradling body housing and arranged for engaging the cam; a shaft passing through the cam, wherein the cradling body is rotatably coupled to the cam via the shaft, and wherein the shaft is situated outside of the cradling body housing; and an elastic body disposed at least partially in the cradling body housing and arranged for urging the member towards the cam in a direction that is transverse to an axis of rotation of the cradling body around the cam.