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Mobile communications device with synchronising hinge
   
Document Number
US Patent 7426406
Issued Date
September 16, 2008
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The invention relates to a mobile communications device comprising a housing, a transceiver in the housing, a keypad connected to the housing, and a display connected to the housing, wherein the housing comprises a first section movably connected to a second section of the housing by a multi-axis hinge, wherein a first axis of rotation of the hinge is provided at the first section of the housing and a second offset axis of rotation of the hinge is provided at the second section of the housing, and wherein the hinge comprises means for synchronizing rotation of the first and second sections relative to the hinge through a path of about 360 degrees. The invention further relates to a hinge for use therein.
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Owner
Nokia Corporation (Espoo, FL)
Published
September 16, 2008
Application Number
11/172,432
Filed
June 30, 2005
US Classification
455/575.8   16/353 16/366 455/556.1 455/575.1
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H04M   1/00   (20060101)  
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/829,415, filed on Apr. 21, 2004. CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/111,485 filed on Apr. 21, 2005, which claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/829,415, filed Apr. 21, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,155,266, issued on Dec. 26, 2006; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/421,278, filed Apr. 23, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,900,981, issued May 31, 2005, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
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455/575.3   455/575.1   455/556.1   816/366   816/353  
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