The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2007
Ho-su Kim, Gumi-si, KR;
Jae-gab Lee, Gumi-si, KR;
Ho-Su Kim, Gumi-si, KR;
Jae-Gab Lee, Gumi-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A spring employed in a semi-automatic sliding device of a sliding-type portable communication terminal is provided. The spring includes a first spring including a first coil spring having a first end and a first other end connected to the first end by means of a first link spring and arranged at a center of the first coil spring in the form of being wound at least one time, a second spring including a second coil spring having a second end and a second other end connected to the second end by means of the first link spring and arranged at a center of the second coil spring in the form of being wound at least one time and a connector for integrally fixing the first and second coil springs to the connector. The spring assists in the opening and closing of the portable terminal, allows the portable terminal to be made thinner and is simple to manufacture based on having few parts.