| US 7,492,606 B2 | ||
| Portable game and communication device | ||
| Jong-Woo Kim, Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of); Jung-Hee Jang, Daegu (Korea, Republic of); and Young-Seok Yoon, Anyang-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 20, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/945,205. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-2003-0084043 (KR), filed on Nov. 25, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0113155 A1, May 26, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H05K 7/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 361—797 [361/755] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A portable digital communication device comprising:
a first housing having a first top surface and a second top surface that is stepped from the first top surface, the first
housing being extended in the longitudinal direction of the device;
a second housing having a first bottom surface and a second bottom surface that is stepped from the first bottom surface,
the second housing being slidable in the longitudinal direction of the device while being opposite to the first housing;
a first side housing, which is rotatable about a first hinge axis and attached at a side surface of the first housing; and
a second side housing, which is rotatable about a second hinge axis and attached at a side surface of the second housing,
wherein the first and second side housings extend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the first
and second housings, and wherein each of the first and second side housings is positioned as a handle when the first and second
side housings are rotated from the first and second housings,
wherein the first side housing includes a key array disposed on the top surface thereof, the key array including keys, and
wherein the second side housing includes a key array disposed on the toy surface thereof the key array including keys.
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