Electronic handheld device with user interface
View Patent ↗A handheld electronic device has a body that is substantially less thick than wide and long. The body has a user side with a user interface and which body defines an aperture through the body substantially perpendicular to the user side so as to provide a grip for holding the device. Also a method is disclosed in which a rod is inserted to the aperture so as to support the handheld electronic device in a backward tilted angle.
1. An apparatus comprising a body with a thickness that is substantially less than width and length of the apparatus, wherein the body has a user side with a user interface and which body defines an aperture through the body substantially perpendicular to the user side so as to provide a grip for holding the apparatus; wherein
the body comprises a first body part and a second body part attached to each other movably between an extended and compacted configuration;
the first and second body parts are configured pivotably movable in relation to each other about a pivot axis; and
the pivot axis passes through the aperture, wherein the apparatus is comprised of a handheld electronic device.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further configured to receive a rod in the aperture to support the handheld electronic device in a given backward tilted orientation.
3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the aperture is dimensioned for a common pen or pencil.
4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the body comprises material with a substantial friction in a region that defines an inner surface of the aperture.
5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second body parts are pivotable about a pivoting axle that comprises a tubular member interconnecting one body part to another body part and configured to rotate through one body part during pivoting of the remaining one of the first and second body parts.
6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the aperture is dimensioned such that a finger fits in the aperture.
7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the aperture is dimensioned smaller than a finger such that the aperture provides a recess, edges of which provide a grip for grasping the electronic device.
8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the body defines the aperture using a sleeve.
9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the sleeve is configured to be removable by a user and suited for being opened so as to facilitate removal of any objects if accidentally caught in the aperture.
10. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the handheld electronic device further comprises a mirror.
11. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the mirror is attached under the first body part so that the mirror is visible by a larger area when the electronic device is in the extended configuration and protected against dirt and scratches by the second body part when the electronic device is in the compacted configuration.
12. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the pivot axis is perpendicular to the user side.
13. An apparatus comprising a body with a thickness that is substantially less than width and length of the apparatus, wherein the body has a user side and which body has means for defining an aperture through the body substantially perpendicular to the user side so as to provide grip means for holding the apparatus; wherein
the body comprises a first body part means and a second body part means and means for attaching the first body part means and the second body part means to each other movably between an extended and compacted configuration;
the first and second body part means are configured pivotably movable in relation to each other about a pivot axis; and
the pivot axis passes through the aperture, wherein the apparatus is comprised of a handheld electronic device.