Patent ID: 7140074

Claim:
A hand-held electronic device comprising: a first unit; a second unit, wherein at least one of the first and second units comprises a display, and wherein at least one of the first and second units comprises an information input device; a hinge device interconnecting the first and second units, the hinge device comprising: a housing enclosing at least one component of the hinge device and being separate from the first and second units; a first rotating member coupled to the first unit and rotatable about a first rotation axis with respect to the housing; a second rotating member coupled to the second unit and rotatable about a second rotation axis with respect to the housing; a first linearly moving member cooperating with the first rotating member and linearly movable with respect to the housing; a second linearly moving member cooperating with the second rotating member and linearly movable with respect to the housing; a first resilient member urging the first linearly moving member against the first rotating member; and a second resilient member urging the second linearly moving member against the second rotating member.