Patent ID: 8553397

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a first shaft having a first shaft longitudinal axis, a first shaft length along the first shaft longitudinal axis, a first shaft end at a first end along the first shaft longitudinal axis, and a second shaft end at a second end along the first shaft longitudinal axis, the second shaft end opposite the first shaft end; a first portable communication device including: a first portable communication device communication signal interface; and a first housing coupled to the first shaft end where the first housing rotates about an axis perpendicular to the first shaft longitudinal axis, the first housing having a first housing length perpendicular to the first shaft longitudinal axis, a first housing width perpendicular to the first housing length, and a first housing height perpendicular to the first housing width and the first housing length, where the first housing width is greater than the first housing height; and a second portable communication device including: a second portable communication device communication signal interface configured to communicate with the first portable communication device communication signal interface; and a second housing coupled to the second shaft end, where the second housing rotates about an axis perpendicular to the first shaft longitudinal axis, wherein the first shaft length is at least as long as the first housing width, and wherein the first portable communication device is adapted to be used independent from the second portable communication device.