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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Martin Riddiford, London, GB;
Julia Allwright, London, GB;
Inventors:
Martin Riddiford, London, GB;
Julia Allwright, London, GB;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mobile device includes a first housing, a second housing, and a hinge assembly rotatably coupling the first housing to the second housing and enabling movement of the device between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The hinge assembly includes a pair of link arm assemblies each including a first linkage arm configured for engaging the first housing and a second linkage arm configured for engaging the second housing. When the device is in the open configuration, the first housing is planar with the second housing.