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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2008
Rachid Alameh, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Julio Castaneda, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Paul Pierce, Grayslake, IL (US);
Rachid Alameh, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Julio Castaneda, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Paul Pierce, Grayslake, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility, Inc., Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
A handheld communication device () is provided. The handheld communication device () includes a first housing () having a circuit board portion () and a display portion () extending from a first end of the circuit board portion along a () predominant plane () of the first housing (), a second housing () including a battery () and a keypad () where the battery () and keypad () are coextensive along a length and width of a predominant plane () of the second housing (), a hinge assembly () that couples a midpoint of the circuit board portion () to an end () of the second housing () where the hinge assembly () defines a pivot axis that is mutually parallel to the predominant planes of the both the first and second housings () and a user connector () located on a second end () of the circuit board portion () opposite the display portion () where an axis of insertion of the user connector is parallel to the predominant plane of the first housing () and wherein a total thickness of the display portion () and second housing () is substantially equal to a thickness of the circuit board portion ().