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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first housing section;
a second housing section rotatably connected to the first housing section between a closed position and an open position; and
an opening system connected between the first and second housing sections and configured to move the second housing section relative to the first housing section towards the open position, wherein the opening system comprises a flexible thin foil and a tension spring, and wherein the tension spring exerts a pulling force on the foil.
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An apparatus including a first housing section; a second housing section rotatably connected to the first housing section between a closed position and an open position; and an opening system. The opening system is connected between the first and second housing sections and configured to move the second housing section relative to the first housing section towards the open position. The opening system includes a flexible thin foil and a tension spring. The tension spring exerts a pulling force against the foil.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first housing section; a second housing section rotatably connected to the first housing section between a closed position and an open position; and an opening system connected between the first and second housing sections and configured to move the second housing section relative to the first housing section towards the open position, wherein the opening system comprises a flexible thin foil and a tension spring, and wherein the tension spring exerts a pulling force on the foil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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a first housing section; a second housing section pivotably connected to the first housing section at a hinge section, wherein the second housing section is pivotable relative to the first housing section between a closed position and an open position; a flexible thin sheet member extending between the first and second housing sections over an exterior of the hinge section, wherein the sheet member is located at least partially along outside surfaces of the first and second housing sections, and wherein a first end of the sheet member is stationarily attached to the second housing section; and a connection of the sheet member to the first housing section, wherein the connection comprises a spring connected between the first housing section and an opposite second end of the sheet member, wherein the spring exerts a pulling force on the second end of the sheet member in a predetermined direction on the first housing section. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method comprising:
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rotatably connecting a first housing section with a second housing section at a hinge section; connecting a flexible thin foil member to the second housing section, wherein the thin foil member extends over an exterior of the hinge section and onto the first housing section; and connecting a spring between the foil member and the first housing section to bias the foil member in tension towards a predetermined direction on the first housing section. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A method comprising:
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rotating first and second housing sections relative to each other from a closed position towards an open position; and pulling on a foil member by a spring as the first and second housing sections are moved towards the open position, wherein the foil member is located over an exterior side of a hinge section connecting the first and second housing sections to each other, and wherein the spring connects the foil member to the first housing section to pull the foil member in a predetermined direction on the first housing section as the first and second housing sections move towards the open position. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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