Patent ID: 7856258

Claim:
A portable device, comprising: a first casing; a second casing; and a hinge which joins the first and second casings, the first and second casings being capable of opening and closing with respect to each other, wherein when the portable device is in a closed state where the first and second casings are closed, a first surface of the first casing is covered by the second casing and a second surface of the second casing is covered by the first casing, wherein when the portable device in the closed state is held by a user in a held state such that a third surface of the second casing, which is an opposite surface of the second surface of the second casing, is placed on a near side from the user and when the portable device is allowed to be in an opened state where the first and second casings are opened from the held state, the first and second surfaces are exposed to the near side, and wherein when the portable device is in the closed state, a first part of the first casing and a first part of the second casing face each other, a second part of the first casing protrudes from behind the second casing, and a second part of the second casing protrudes from behind the first casing, the second parts of the first and second casings being opposite to each other across the first parts of the first and second casings.