Patent ID: 7782305

Claim:
A portable unit, comprising: a housing; a display section arranged at a position of a principal face of said housing disposed at a housing first end side; an operation key arranged at a position of the principal face of said housing disposed at a housing second end side with respect to the display section; and a frame element defined by a principal surface and a back surface, the frame element projecting from the housing second end side and having an aperture therein, wherein the principal surface extends along a first plane that is substantially parallel to a second plane corresponding to the principal face of the housing, and a portion of the back surface is flush with a back face of the housing, the back surface extending in a direction towards the principal surface, wherein said frame element has a gripping assisting function of being gripped with said housing when said housing is gripped from the back face of said housing for operation of said portable unit by a user, and wherein the frame element includes a strap holding function of holding a strap threaded through said aperture.