Patent ID: 7394650

Claim:
A hinge for an electronic device having a first half and a second half which are rotatable relative to each other, the hinge comprising: a rigid printed wiring board capable of being electrically coupled to the first half of the electronic device and being fixed rotationally relative to the first half of the electronic device when electrically coupled thereto, said printed wiring board having a first side, a second side opposite to said first side and opposite edges extending between said first side and said second side; a flexible circuit having a first end electrically connected to the first side of the printed wiring board and having a second end capable of being electrically coupled to the second half of the electronic device, said flexible circuit is capable of wrapping around a portion of said printed wiring board within said cover such that said flexible circuit overlays one of said edges and at least a portion of the second side of the printed wiring board, said flexible circuit within said cover being separated from said second side of said printed wiring board only by air; and a cover surrounding at least a portion of the printed wiring board and surrounding a portion of the flexible circuit such that the first end of the flexible circuit is within the cover, the cover including an opening therein, wherein a portion of the flexible circuit extends through the opening such that the second end of the flexible circuit is exterior to the cover, awherein the cover, the printed wiring board and the flexible circuit are formed as a subassembly for assembly with the first and second halves of the electronic device.