Patent ID: 8019394

Claim:
A handheld communication device, comprising: a first housing including a first keypad, and a battery and a first arm and a second arm each extending from a first end of a main portion of the first housing and each terminating in a free end, the first and second arms being spaced from one another in a width dimension of the device; a second housing including a second keypad, at least one display, and a printed circuit board, the second housing being rotatable relative to the first housing between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the second keypad facing in a substantially same direction as the first keypad in the open configuration, and the second keypad facing in a substantially opposite direction to the first keypad in the closed configuration, the second keypad is between the first and second arms in the width dimension; and a hinge assembly coupling the main portion of the first housing with the first arm and the second arm, the hinge assembly having a hinge axis offset from the free ends of the first and second arms and the first end of the main portion such that a user holding the device with one hand can place the device in an open configuration by applying an urging force with a finger of said one hand to the first end of the main portion in a direction toward the palm of said hand.