Patent ID: 7966698
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: E05D,E05Y,G06F,H04M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A modular hinge assembly, comprising: a bracket; two hinge elements, each hinge element comprising an arm and a boss defining a through hole, at least one of which is configured for receiving wiring for electrically connecting first and second parts of a handheld electronic device, wherein said arm is rotatably mounted on said boss, and wherein the hinge elements are pivotally connected to the bracket; and a third hinge element comprising a boss defining a through hole; wherein the bracket comprises a C-shaped bracket which connects the three hinge elements together in the hinge module, wherein the two of the hinge elements share a first axis of rotation and the axis of rotation of the third hinge element is perpendicular to the first axis of rotation; wherein the C-shaped bracket comprises a cross-piece and two lobes, each lobe and the cross-piece having a circular cut out portion for mounting on a respective one of the three bosses with the two bosses mounted on the lobes of the C-shaped bracket forming a pair sharing the first axis of rotation; wherein the modular hinge comprising a further bracket, said further bracket being mounted to the third boss which does not share the first axis of rotation, thereby linking the C-shaped bracket and the further bracket; wherein the further bracket comprises a second C-shaped bracket having a cross-piece and two lobes, each lobe and the cross-piece having a circular cut away portion for mounting the further bracket on three bosses with two of the bosses mounted on the lobes of the C-shaped bracket forming a pair sharing a common axis of rotation and the third boss being common with the third boss mounted to the first C-shaped bracket.