Patent ID: 8224405

Claim:
An electronic device, comprising: a mobile communications device comprising a flip providing a top and cover of said mobile communications device, said flip comprising a first housing having an inward upper surface including a first screen comprising an inner display screen providing an inner electronic display, an outward upper surface and an upper edge connecting the inward upper surface and the outward upper surface, the outward upper surface of the first housing including a second screen comprising an outer display screen providing an outer electronic display; a base providing a bottom for manually grasping said mobile communications device, said base comprising a second housing having an inward lower surface, an outward lower surface and a lower edge connecting the inward lower surface and the outward lower surface, the inward lower surface of the second housing including a keyboard providing a keypad, said base defining a battery compartment for receiving at least one battery to energize said keyboard and said electronic displays, and said base having an access panel for accessing said battery compartment; a friction hinge pivotally connecting the flip to the base, said friction hinge having a first detent located at about a zero (0) degree position for closing said mobile communications device to a closed position and a second detent located at a position beyond 180 degrees so that said mobile communications device can be partially opened and subsequently pivoted to a fully opened position with the flip opened at an angle beyond 180 degrees relative to the base; said second screen comprising said outer display screen providing said outer electronic display being viewable and exposed to the user when said mobile communications device is in said closed position; said first screen comprising said inner display screen providing said inner electronic display being hidden from view and not accessible to the user when said mobile communications device is in the closed position; said first screen comprising said inner display screen providing said inner electronic display being viewable to the user when said mobile communications device is in the fully opened position; and said keyboard comprising said keypad being viewable and accessible to the user when said mobile communications device is in at least one of said positions.