Patent ID: 7191491

Claim:
A hinge connector comprising: a shaft member; and a flexible board coupled to the shaft member, the shaft member comprising: a first shaft extending in a first direction; and a second shaft extending from the first shaft in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the flexible board having first and second winding portions which are wound around and fixed to the first and the second shafts, respectively, the hinge connector further comprising: a cover member attached to the shaft member, the cover member having a pair of cover components, the cover components being attached to the first and the second shafts from opposite sides and forming the cover member in cooperation, first and second holding members rotatably coupled to the cover member, one of the first and the second holding members covering the first winding portion and having a slit allowing communication between the inside and the outside, the flexible board extending through the slit of the one, and a third holding member rotatably coupled to the cover member, the third holding member covering the second winding portion and having a slit allowing communication between the inside and the outside, the flexible board extending through the slit of the third holding member.