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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1996
James D. MacDonald, Jr., Apex, NC (US);
Yawei Ma, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ericsson Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Abstract
A portable phone is disclosed as including a main housing, circuitry located within the main housing for operating the portable phone in a designated mode of communication, a support bracket assembly detachably coupled to the main housing, a flip cover rotatably secured to the support bracket assembly about a first axis, and an antenna coupled to the circuitry for transmitting and receiving signals in the designated communication mode associated with the flip cover. The flip cover is also rotatable about a second axis with respect to the support bracket assembly, which is substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The support bracket assembly includes a support bracket having a slotted portion at one end sized to receive an end of the main housing, a latching mechanism for coupling the support bracket to the main housing, a hinge mechanism located at the other end of the support bracket to rotatably couple the support bracket to the flip cover about the first axis, and a yoke having an annular step which captures the flip cover so it can rotate about the second axis. The designated mode of communication may be cellular and/or satellite.