Handheld electronic devices
First Claim
1. A retractable handle for an electronic device, the handle comprising two mating parts comprising a first mating part and a second mating part, the handle being configured to be housed within a housing of the electronic device, the handle being configured to be:
- retracted through an aperture in the housing and into the housing along a sliding axis of the handle to provide a retracted handle position so that the first mating part disappears into the housing and the second mating part disappears in part but does not fully disappear into the housing so as to leave at least a corner of the second mating part exposed; and
extended so as to reappear through the aperture in the housing and out of the housing along the sliding axis to provide an extended handle position, wherein the handle is configured to be formable to be held by a user in the extended position such that the second mating part of the handle in the extended position is bendable away from the sliding axis and into a holding position so that a holding axis of the second mating part is offset from the sliding axis, and wherein said handle is configured to be housed within said housing on one side thereof with another handle configured to be housed within said housing on an opposing side thereof so as to allow holding of second mating parts of extended handles separately bent by each hand of a user when in use while viewing an electronic display on said housing disposed in between said extended handles.
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Abstract
A handheld electronic device, the device comprising a housing and a retractable handle, the device being arranged to allow the handle to be retracted into the housing along a sliding axis to provide a retracted handle position and extended out of the housing along the sliding axis to provide an extended handle position, and wherein the handle is arranged to be formable to be held by a user in the extended position such that the holding axis of the handle in the extended position is offset from the sliding axis.
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25 Claims
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1. A retractable handle for an electronic device, the handle comprising two mating parts comprising a first mating part and a second mating part, the handle being configured to be housed within a housing of the electronic device, the handle being configured to be:
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retracted through an aperture in the housing and into the housing along a sliding axis of the handle to provide a retracted handle position so that the first mating part disappears into the housing and the second mating part disappears in part but does not fully disappear into the housing so as to leave at least a corner of the second mating part exposed; and extended so as to reappear through the aperture in the housing and out of the housing along the sliding axis to provide an extended handle position, wherein the handle is configured to be formable to be held by a user in the extended position such that the second mating part of the handle in the extended position is bendable away from the sliding axis and into a holding position so that a holding axis of the second mating part is offset from the sliding axis, and wherein said handle is configured to be housed within said housing on one side thereof with another handle configured to be housed within said housing on an opposing side thereof so as to allow holding of second mating parts of extended handles separately bent by each hand of a user when in use while viewing an electronic display on said housing disposed in between said extended handles.
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2. A handheld electronic apparatus, the apparatus comprising a housing and a retractable handle comprising two mating parts comprising a first mating part and a second mating part, the apparatus being configured to allow the handle to be:
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retracted through an aperture in the housing and into the housing along a sliding axis of the handle to provide a retracted handle position so that the first mating part disappears into the housing and the second mating part disappears in part but does not fully disappear into the housing so as to leave at least a corner of the second mating part exposed; and extended so as to reappear through the aperture and out of the housing along the sliding axis to provide an extended handle position, wherein the handle is configured to be formable to be held by a user in the extended position such that the second mating part of the handle in the extended position is bendable away from the sliding axis and into a holding position so that a holding axis of the second mating part is offset from the sliding axis, and wherein said handle is configured to be housed within said housing on one side thereof with another handle configured to be housed within said housing on an opposing side thereof, so as to allow holding of second mating parts of extended handles bent separately into said holding position by each hand of a user when in use while viewing an electronic display on said housing disposed in between said separately held extended handles. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A handheld electronic apparatus, the apparatus comprising a means for housing and a means for holding comprising two mating parts comprising a first mating part and a second mating part, the apparatus being configured to allow the means for holding to be:
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retracted through an aperture in the means for housing and into the means for housing along a sliding axis to provide a retracted means for holding position so that the first mating part disappears into the housing and the second mating part does not fully retract to disappear into the housing so that at least a corner of the second mating part is left exposed; and extended so as to reappear through the aperture in the means for housing and out of the means for housing along the holding axis and the sliding axis to provide an extended means for holding position, wherein the means for holding is configured to be formable to be held by a user in the extended position such that the second mating part of the means for holding in the extended position is bendable away from the sliding axis and into a holding position so that a holding axis of the second mating part is offset from the sliding axis, and wherein said means for holding is configured to be housed with said means for housing on opposing sides thereof so as to allow holding of second mating parts of said means for holding bent into said holding position by separate hands of a user on said opposing sides of said means for housing when in use while viewing an electronic display on said means for housing disposed in between said hands of said user.
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