Patent ID: 7832053
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: E05D,E05Y,G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hinge assembly for a wireless communication device that pivotally connects a display housing member to a keypad housing member, the hinge assembly comprising: an upper hinge arm that includes an upper hinge plate that is configured to be fixedly coupled to the display housing member at a single location that is adjacent to a first edge of the display housing member; a lower hinge arm that includes a lower hinge plate that is configured to be fixedly coupled to the keypad housing member at a single location that is adjacent to a first edge of the keypad housing member; and a rotating assembly includes an upper hinge end that is coupled to the upper hinge arm and a lower hinge end coupled to the lower hinge arm, the rotating assembly configured to enable the display housing member to rotate in relation to the keypad housing, the rotating assembly comprising,