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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2007
Applicant:
Chang Soo Kim, Bucheon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Chang Soo Kim, Bucheon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Laird Technologies MAP Co., Ltd., Bucheon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a multi-step hinge. The hinge includes a housing. A rotary member is rotatably installed inside of the housing. The rotary member has a retainer groove formed in the outer circumferential face thereof. A stopper is slidably installed at either side of the rotary member inside of the housing. The stopper has a retainer protrusion formed so as to be engaged with the retainer groove. A resilient member is disposed between the housing and the stopper. A portable terminal having the multi-step hinge is also disclosed.