Compact and durable messenger device
View Patent ↗The subject innovation and/or methods relate to a compact durable communication device that can include a plurality of improvements to provide durability and thinness. The devices can be a clamshell smartphone, a messenger device, a thin smartphone, and/or any other suitable mobile communication device. The improvements can include a magnesium plate, an opening for an electrical component associated with the plate, internal antenna placement, an extended backlight for a dual display, and/or a mono hinge to provide connectivity.
1. A messenger device, comprising:
a lower portion of the messenger device comprising:
a keypad;
a battery;
a magnesium plate that supports the keypad and a printed circuit board (PCB), wherein the magnesium plate defines a pocket for containing at least a portion of the battery;
an upper portion of the messenger device comprising:
a dual display including a main display on a first surface and a secondary display on a second surface opposite of the first surface; and
a backlight positioned between the surfaces that is shared between the main display and the secondary display and is extended in at least one direction beyond each of the displays toward an area not covered by at least one of the displays;
a dome switch on the PCB that is proximate to and that extends into an opening on the plate; and
a switch plunger associated with the keypad, wherein the opening allows the plunger to activate the dome switch.
2. The messenger of device of claim 1 , the extended backlight is an electro-luminescent (EL) backlight.
3. The messenger of device of claim 1 , the first surface and the second surface are the same size.
4. The messenger of device of claim 3 , the main display has a first size and the secondary display has a second size, the first size and the second size are disparate.
5. The messenger device of claim 1 , the PCB has a top, a bottom, and a thickness.
6. The messenger device of claim 5 , the PCB has a bottom plane that is perpendicular to the thickness of the PCB located at the bottom of the PCB.
7. The messenger device of claim 6 , an internal antenna is planar to the bottom plane of the PCB.
8. The messenger device of claim 7 , the internal antenna has a length that is placed across the width of the PCB.
9. The messenger device of claim 5 , the PCB has a top plane that is perpendicular to the thickness of the PCB located at the top of the PCB.
10. The messenger device of claim 9 , an internal antenna is planar to the top plane of the PCB.
11. The messenger device of claim 10 , the internal antenna has a length that is placed across the width of the PCB.
12. A method of assembly for a messenger device, comprising:
providing a first viewing area to display data located on a first surface of a communication device;
providing a second viewing area to display data located on a second surface opposite of the first surface on the communication device providing a dual display;
providing, in a lower portion of the messenger device, a keypad, a battery, and a magnesium plate that supports the keypad and a printed circuit board (PCB), wherein the magnesium plate defines a pocket for containing at least a portion of the battery;
providing a dome switch on the PCB that is proximate to and that extends into an opening on the plate;
providing a switch plunger associated with the keypad, wherein the opening allows the plunger to activate the dome switch; and
employing an electro-luminescent (EL) backlight positioned between the surfaces and extending the backlight in at least one direction beyond each of the displays toward an area not covered by at least one of the displays.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
creating a magnesium plate for the messenger device; and
fabricating at least one opening within the magnesium plate for an electrical component.
14. The method of claim 13 , the electrical component is at least one of an LED, a dome switch, and a plunger switch.
15. An assembled case for a messenger device, comprising:
a lower portion that includes a keypad, a magnesium plate that supports the keypad and a PCB, a back cover, and a battery, wherein the magnesium plate defines a pocket for contain at least a portion of the battery;
an upper portion that includes a lens, a front case, a keypad, a dual display, a PCB, an inner plate, and an inner lens; and
the dual display includes a main display on a first surface and a secondary display on a second surface opposite of the first surface;
an electro-luminescent (EL) backlight positioned between the surfaces that is shared between the main display and the secondary display and is extended in at least one direction beyond each of the displays toward an area not covered by at least one of the displays;
a dome switch on the PCB that is proximate to and that extends into an opening on the plate; and
a switch plunger associated with the keypad, wherein the opening allows the plunger to activate the dome switch.