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Electronic devices with clips
US8948824B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8948824-B2 |
| Application number | US-53634509-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2009 |
| Priority date | Aug 5, 2009 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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A portable electronic device may have a clip. The clip may be mounted to a housing using hinge structures. The hinge structures may bias the clip towards a closed position. The clip may be opened to attach the portable electronic device to an object. When in the closed position, the clip may lie flush with the exterior of the device housing. Clip biasing may be provided using a torsion spring, a coil spring, a ribbon spring, a clip with built-in biasing, a tension spring, or a compression spring. A coupling mechanism may be used to attach the clip to the housing. The coupling mechanism may include a ratcheting rotatable mechanism, a fixed attachment structure, a flexible attachment structure, a removable structure, or a structure that includes a spring bias adjustment mechanism. The device may have a button with a touch sensor array.
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What is claimed is: 1. A portable electronic device, comprising: a housing having a housing surface; a clip; and a hinge coupled between the housing and the clip that includes a linkage member with multiple pivot points and allows the clip to pivot between an open position in which at least part of the clip is offset from the housing and a closed position in which the clip lies flush with the housing surface wherein the linkage member includes at least: a first bar pivotally…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8948824B2 cover?
- A portable electronic device may have a clip. The clip may be mounted to a housing using hinge structures. The hinge structures may bias the clip towards a closed position. The clip may be opened to attach the portable electronic device to an object. When in the closed position, the clip may lie flush with the exterior of the device housing. Clip biasing may be provided using a torsion spring, …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Filson J Benjamin, Moolsintong P Jan, Lynch S Brian, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04M1/0202. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).