PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH CRADLE
First Claim
1. A cradle for a portable terminal, the cradle comprising:
- a base unit;
a cradling unit assembled to one face of the base unit and rotatable about a rotary axis extending perpendicularly to the one face of the base unit; and
at least one cover member pivotally connected to the base unit, wherein if a housing of a portable terminal is mounted on the cradling unit and rotated together with the cradling unit, a front face and a rear face of the housing are reversed.
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Abstract
A portable terminal with a cradle is provided. The cradle includes a base unit, a cradling unit assembled to one face of the base unit and rotatable about a rotary axis extending perpendicularly to the one face of the base unit, and at least one cover member pivotally connected to the base unit. If the housing of the terminal is mounted on the cradling unit and rotated together with the cradling unit, the front and rear faces of the housing are reversed. The cradle configured in this manner is advantageous in that its cover member can protect the housing of the terminal and improve structural stability of the slim terminal. In addition, because the cover is used as a support in the extended state, a display device can be variously oriented, so that a user can conveniently use a multimedia service such as a broadcast.
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18 Claims
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1. A cradle for a portable terminal, the cradle comprising:
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a base unit; a cradling unit assembled to one face of the base unit and rotatable about a rotary axis extending perpendicularly to the one face of the base unit; and at least one cover member pivotally connected to the base unit, wherein if a housing of a portable terminal is mounted on the cradling unit and rotated together with the cradling unit, a front face and a rear face of the housing are reversed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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