US 7,616,435 B2
Handheld electronic device having a cover turnable 360 degrees relative to a body thereof
John C. Wang, Tao Yuan (Taiwan)
Assigned to High Tech Computer, Corp., TaoYuan (Taiwan)
Filed on Jan. 07, 2008, as Appl. No. 11/970,459.
Application 11/970459 is a division of application No. 11/004303, filed on Dec. 03, 2004, granted, now 7,345,872.
Claims priority of application No. 93210614 U (TW), filed on Jul. 06, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2008/0232043 A1, Sep. 25, 2008
Int. Cl. H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 361—679.27  [361/679.26; 361/679.55] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handheld electronic device, comprising:
a first casing having a first pivot portion;
a second casing having a second pivot portion;
a hinge structure to which the first and the second pivot portions are hinged at a first axis and a second axis, respectively; and
a lever having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end directly hinges to the first casing and the second end hinges to the second casing, and the first end and the second end are respectively located at different sides of a line joining the first and second axes, the first casing and the lever can rotate relative to the second casing and move from a first surface of the second casing to a second surface of the second casing opposite to the first surface.