Patent ID: 6968056
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A foldable electronic apparatus comprising a first part of the electronic apparatus; a second part of the electronic apparatus, each of the first and second parts having a central plane; and an elastic sheet having a first end fixed to said first part, a second end fixed to said second part, and a longitudinal axis extending from said first end to said second end, said elastic sheet being foldable transversely of said longitudinal axis so that said first part is pivotable with respect to said second part from a closed position to an open position, said central planes of said first and second part being approximately parallel and said elastic sheet being folded transversely of said centerline in said closed position, said elastic sheet, when folded transversely of said centerline, loading said first part away from said second part toward a longitudinally unloaded position of said sheet, said open position of said first and second parts corresponding approximately to said longitudinally unloaded position of said elastic sheet, wherein a transverse section of said elastic sheet proximate at least one of said first and second ends of said elastic sheet is curved for stabilizing said longitudinally unloaded position, wherein a center of curvature of said transverse section of said elastic sheet is approximately normal to said longitudinal axis.