Motorola Corporation

Benjamin Finney

Roger W Harmon

Mark Daniel Janninck

Giles T Davis

Sen Yang

Scott R Wilcox

Joseph H Luniak

John B Mockridge

The present invention provides a mechanism and method for rotating at least a first and second housing elements () of a device () with respect to one another. The first and second housing elements () have a common axis of rotation (), which is substantially perpendicular to a front surface of the device (). The mechanism includes a first transport (), a second transport (), a tension device (), and an engagement member (). The first and second transports () selectively engage contact elements () of the first and second housing elements () and selectively travel about a ring path as the first and second housings rotate relative to one another. The tension device () has a first end () coupled to the first transport () and a second end () coupled to the second transport () at a point which travels around the axis of rotation () along a path, where the path extends at least partly around the axis of rotation () at a distance from the axis of rotation (). The tension device () biases the rotational relationship of the first () and second () housing elements toward an opened position. The engagement member () is engaged with one of the first and second housing elements () and is releasably engaged with the other one of the first and second housing elements (). The mechanism maintains the first and second housing elements () in a closed position, when the engagement member () is engaged with the other one of the first and second housing elements ().

Self operating opening mechanism for use in hand-held electronic device

An electronic device. The electronic device can include a frame including at least one aperture, the frame having a first side and a second side, an audio source located on the second side of the frame, and a front housing including a lightguide. The front housing can include a front first side and a back second side opposite the first front side, the back second side facing the first side of the frame. The front housing and the frame can create an acoustic chamber for the audio source.

Portable electronic device including an acoustic chamber

A housing assembly for a communication device including front and rear housings and an endoskeleton adapted to be secured to the front housing via recesses locate on the endoskeleton and corresponding ribs located on the front housing. The front and rear housings include a cantilever arm and loop assembly to secure the top ends of the front and rear housings to each other. The rear housing includes a pair of hooks located at its bottom end and the second housing includes a pair of latches located at its bottom end. The hooks each have a contact surface adapted to mate with a corresponding contact surface on each latch. The contact surface on each hook are outwardly sloped and the contact surface on each latch is inwardly and downwardly sloped. The contact surface slopes cause the hooks to deflect inwardly when the latches are snapped into the hooks.

Housing for a communication device and method assembling the same

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Barrington, IL, United States of America

Benjamin Finney