Patent ID: 8457702

Claim:
A cradle for a portable terminal, comprising: a body member, an upper surface of the body member having an accommodating groove for accommodating a portable terminal, and one end side of the body member having a first hinge portion; a flip member, one end side of the flip member having a second hinge portion to be coupled to the first hinge portion, and one surface of the flip member being rotatble relative to the body member to close the upper surface of the portable terminal; and a rotating member, one end of the rotating member being installed in the first hinge portion and the other end thereof being installed in the second hinge portion so as to couple the flip member to the body member such that the flip member is rotatable, wherein, when the flip member rotates through more than 270 degrees, the other surface of the flip member is brought into contact with the body member to form an acute angle between the other surface of the flip member and the body member and thus to prevent the flip member from over-rotation; and wherein the rotational member applies rotational force to the flip member such that the flip member is rotated toward an upper surface of the portable terminal when the flip member covers the upper surface of the portable terminal, and if the flip member is rotated more than 90 degrees by an external force, the rotational member applies the rotational force to the flip member such that the flip member is semi-automatically rotated up to 180 degrees, and if the flip member is rotated more than 270 degrees by the external force, the rotational member applies the rotational force to the flip member such that the flip member is rotated to an opposite direction to the upper surface of the portable terminal.