Rotational mechanism for a wireless communication device

Abstract

This invention is a wireless communication device ( 100 ) including a first housing ( 220 ) with a housing support ( 250 ) and a second housing ( 120 ) positioned about the housing support, or a portion thereof, so that the second housing may rotate around the housing support. Also, the second housing ( 120 ) includes a circular portion ( 122 ) positioned about the housing support ( 250 ) and an extending portion ( 124 ) extending from the circular portion. When the device ( 100 ) is in a closed position ( 110 ), the circular and extending portions ( 122 & 124 ) of the second housing ( 120 ) are adjacent to the first housing ( 220 ). When the device ( 100 ) is in an opened position ( 210 ), the circular portion ( 122 ) is adjacent to the first housing ( 220 ) and the extending portion ( 124 ) is away from the first housing. In addition, the second housing ( 120 ) may have multiple position relative to the first housing ( 220 ) in which each position activates a particular function of the device ( 100 ).

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       26 . A wireless communication device comprising: 
 a first housing having an elongated shape; and    a second housing rotatably coupled to the first housing and including a display, the second housing being capable of rotating in a plane parallel to the display,    wherein the first housing is capable of rotating relative to one end of the first housing, and the second housing is capable of rotating relative to a central portion of the display.    
   
   
       27 . The wireless communication device of  claim 26 , wherein the first housing has a circular portion and an extending portion extending away from the circular portion.  
   
   
       28 . The wireless communication device of  claim 26 , wherein the first housing includes at least one selection button.  
   
   
       29 . The wireless communication device of  claim 26 , wherein the first housing includes at least one audio aperture.  
   
   
       30 . The wireless communication device of  claim 29 , wherein the at least one audio aperture is located at a distal position from the one end of the first housing.  
   
   
       31 . The wireless communication device of  claim 26 , wherein the first housing includes one of a microphone aperture and a speaker aperture and the second housing includes the other of the microphone aperture and the speaker aperture  
   
   
       32 . The wireless communication device of  claim 26 , wherein the first housing has a profile similar to a profile of the second housing.  
   
   
       33 . The wireless communication device of  claim 26 , wherein the second housing includes a top support positioned in front of the first housing relative to a viewing area of the display.