Portable terminal having dual opposing flip covers

• US 6,125,289 A
• Filed: 06/02/1998
• Issued: 09/26/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Jae-Gab
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsang, Fan
• Assistant Examiner(s): SOBUTKA, PHILIP
• Application Number:
  US09/088,888
• Time in Patent Office: 847 Days
• Field of Search: 455/575, 455/566, 455/550, 455/90, 455/128, 455/347, 455/348, 455/349, 455/350, 455/351, 379/433
• US Class Current: 455/575.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0247 comprising more than two body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/03 Constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. telephone hand-sets

Abstract

A portable terminal having dual opposing flip covers. The portable terminal includes a body having a plurality of function keys, and an LCD window, a first flip cover folding device in a lower portion of the body, a first flip cover connected to the first flip cover folding device, a microphone positioned in the first flip cover to be connected to the body, a second flip cover folding device in an upper portion of the body, a second flip cover connected to the second flip cover folding device, and a speaker positioned in the second flip cover to be connected to the body.

Claims

1. A portable terminal comprising:

a body having a plurality of function keys, and an LCD window;

a first flip cover folding device in a lower portion of the body;

a first flip cover connected to the first flip cover folding device;

a first microphone positioned in the first flip cover to be connected to the body;

a second microphone positioned in a lower portion of the body;

a second flip cover folding device in an upper portion of the body;

a second flip cover connected to the second flip cover folding device; and

a speaker positioned in the second flip cover to be connected to the body.

2. The portable terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the speaker is positioned on the second flip cover and enables the LCD window in the body to have an enhanced width and length.

3. The portable terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein a dimension between the microphone and the speaker is about 14 cm when the first and second flip covers are in open positions.

4. A portable terminal comprising:

a body;

a first flip cover having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first flip cover being rotatably connected to a lower portion of the body;

a first microphone mounted in the first flip cover, the microphone being electrically connected to electronics housed within the body for transmitting an audio signal;

a second microphone positioned in a lower portion of the body;

a second flip cover having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second flip cover being rotatably connected to an upper portion of the body; and

a speaker mounted in the second flip cover, the speaker being electrically connected to electronics housed within the body for receiving an audio signal.

5. The portable terminal as recited in claim 4, further comprising an antenna connected to a side portion of the body.

6. The portable terminal as recited in claim 4, further comprising a plurality of function keys mounted on the body and electrically connected to electronics housed within the body.

7. The portable terminal as recited in claim 4, further comprising a liquid crystal display mounted on the body and electrically connected to electronics housed within the body.

8. The portable terminal as recited in claim 4, wherein a dimension between the first microphone and the speaker is about 14 cm when the first and second flip covers are in open positions.

9. The portable terminal as recited in claim 4, wherein a speech enabling angle defined between the body and the first flip cover, when the first flip cover is in an open position, is about 130 degrees.