A device , comprising: a first portion and a second portion ; a hinge assembly having a first hinge axis (HA) and a second hinge axis (HA) and being slideably secured to the first portion and the second portion , wherein the first portion is configured to rotate around the first hinge axis (HA) and the second portion is configured to rotate around the second hinge axis (HA); a flexible display secured to the first portion and the second portion ; and a first biasing element that biases the first portion away from the hinge assembly ; a second biasing element that biases the second portion away from the hinge assembly ; characterized by a first cord that extends along a first pathway between the first portion and the hinge assembly ; a second cord that extends along a second pathway between the second portion and the hinge assembly ; wherein the hinge assembly comprises first and second spindles through which the first and second pathways extend, respectively, and which define a portion of the first and second pathways , such that lengths of the first and second pathways are configured to change as the first and second portions are rotated around the hinge assembly , wherein at a first orientation between the first and second portions the first and second biasing elements are configured to bias the first and second portions away from the hinge assembly and at a second orientation between the first and second portions the first and second cords are configured to overcome the biases of the first and second biasing elements and are configured to pull the first and second portions toward the hinge assembly . a first portion and a second portion ; a hinge assembly having a first hinge axis (HA) and a second hinge axis (HA) and being slideably secured to the first portion and the second portion , wherein the first portion is configured to rotate around the first hinge axis (HA) and the second portion is configured to rotate around the second hinge axis (HA); a flexible display secured to the first portion and the second portion ; and a first biasing element that biases the first portion away from the hinge assembly ; a second biasing element that biases the second portion away from the hinge assembly ; characterized by a first cord that extends along a first pathway between the first portion and the hinge assembly ; a second cord that extends along a second pathway between the second portion and the hinge assembly ; wherein the hinge assembly comprises first and second spindles through which the first and second pathways extend, respectively, and which define a portion of the first and second pathways , such that lengths of the first and second pathways are configured to change as the first and second portions are rotated around the hinge assembly , wherein at a first orientation between the first and second portions the first and second biasing elements are configured to bias the first and second portions away from the hinge assembly and at a second orientation between the first and second portions the first and second cords are configured to overcome the biases of the first and second biasing elements and are configured to pull the first and second portions toward the hinge assembly . <EOS>