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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2001
Mark Daniel Janninck, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Mark William Oliver, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
This invention is a wireless communication device ( ) including a first housing ( ) with a housing support ( ) and a second housing ( ) positioned about the housing support, or a portion thereof, so that the second housing may rotate around the housing support. Also, the second housing ( ) includes a circular portion ( ) positioned about the housing support ( ) and an extending portion ( ) extending from the circular portion. When the device ( ) is in a closed position ( ), the circular and extending portions ( & ) of the second housing ( ) are adjacent to the first housing ( ). When the device ( ) is in an opened position ( ), the circular portion ( ) is adjacent to the first housing ( ) and the extending portion ( ) is away from the first housing. In addition, the second housing ( ) may have multiple position relative to the first housing ( ) in which each position activates a particular function of the device ( ).