Recessed hinge

1. An apparatus comprising:

a first housing section having a first one-piece housing member;

a second housing section having a second one-piece housing member;

a hinge rotatably connecting the first and second housing sections to each other, wherein the hinge comprises the first housing member forming a first hinge section at a first end of the first housing section which is pivotably connected to a second hinge section formed by the second housing member at a second end of the second housing member, wherein the first hinge section forms a first outer lateral end of the hinge proximate a first outer lateral side of the first housing section, wherein the first hinge section is spaced from the first outer lateral side of the first housing section and the second hinge section is spaced from the second outer lateral side of the first housing section, where portions of the first and second housing sections cover a portion of an outer lateral side of the hinge at the first outer lateral end of the hinge, and wherein an axis of rotation of the hinge extends generally between the outer lateral sides.

2. An apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the second housing section comprises a display and the first housing section comprises a keypad.

3. An apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the second hinge section comprises a single tube section and the first hinge section comprise two end sections at opposite ends of the single tube section.

4. An apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the first and second housing sections are rotatably connected to each other by the hinge between a closed position and an open position, wherein in the open position the hinge is recessed at a rear side of the apparatus by the first and second housing sections.

5. An apparatus as in claim 4 wherein in the closed position the hinge is spaced from corners of the apparatus formed by the first and second ends of the first and second housing sections.

6. An apparatus as in claim 1 further comprising caps connected to the second housing member, wherein the caps comprise portions which are located opposite the opposite outer lateral ends of the hinge.

7. An apparatus as in claim 1 further comprising means for reducing stress on the first housing member at the hinge if the apparatus is dropped.

8. An apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the apparatus is a hand-held portable electronic device comprising a display and a battery.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a first housing section having a first one-piece molded plastic housing member;

a second housing section having a second one-piece molded plastic housing member;

a hinge rotatably connecting the first and second housing sections to each other, wherein the hinge comprises the first housing member forming a first hinge section at a first end of the first housing section which is pivotably connected to a second hinge section of the second housing member at a second end of the second housing member, wherein the first hinge section forms opposite outer lateral ends of the hinge; and

caps connected to the second housing member, wherein the caps comprise portions which are located opposite the opposite outer lateral ends of the hinge laterally outward from the outer lateral ends of the hinge.

10. An apparatus as in claim 9 wherein the first and second hinge sections are spaced from outer lateral sides of the first and second housing sections, and wherein an axis of rotation of the hinge extends generally, between the outer lateral sides.

11. An apparatus as in claim 9 wherein the second housing section comprises a display and the first housing section comprises a keypad.

12. An apparatus as in claim 9 wherein the second hinge section comprises a single tube section and the first hinge section comprise two end sections at opposite ends of the single tube section.

13. An apparatus as in claim 9 wherein the first and second housing sections are rotatably connected to each other by the hinge between a closed position and an open position, wherein in the open position the hinge is recessed at a rear side of the apparatus by the first and second housing sections.

14. An apparatus as in claim 13 wherein in the closed position the hinge is spaced from corners of the apparatus formed by the first and second ends of the first and second housing sections.

15. An apparatus as in claim 9 further comprising means for reducing stress on the first housing member at the hinge if the apparatus is dropped.

16. An apparatus as in claim 9 wherein the apparatus is a hand-held portable electronic device comprising a display and a battery.

17. A method comprising:

providing a first housing member and a second housing member comprised of molded plastic material;

rotatably connecting the housing members to each other at a hinge, wherein the hinge comprises the first housing member forming a first hinge section at a first end of the first housing section which is pivotably connected to a second hinge section formed by the second housing member at a second end of the second housing member, wherein the first hinge section forms a first outer lateral end of the hinge; and

connecting caps to the second housing member, wherein a first one of the caps is connected proximate the first outer end of the hinge and comprises a portion which is located laterally outward from the first outer lateral end of the hinge and opposite the first outer lateral end of the hinge.