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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Inventor:
Markku Rouvala, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
NOKIA CORPORATION, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); A47B 95/02 (2006.01); H04M 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/0237 (2013.01); H04M 1/0274 (2013.01); H04M 1/0202 (2013.01); H04M 1/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising an enclosure and a cover comprising a shape-memory alloy is provided. The enclosure has at least one void that facilitates access to a component of the apparatus. The cover has at least an opened shape and closed shape, wherein the cover allows access to the component via the void in the opened shape and covers at least part of the void in the closed shape, wherein the cover transitions from the closed shape to the opened shape in response to the apparatus being accessed.