PORTABLE TELEPHONE WITH AN ASYMMETRIC HINGED HOUSING CONFIGURATION

摘要

A radiotelephone having an asymmetric hinge configuration includes a housing having a door member, a handset member, and an asymmetric hinge connected to the door and handset members for enabling rotation therebetween about an axis of rotation that is substantially perpendicular to a plane bisecting the door member but preventing axial translation therebetween. The radiotelephone further includes a radiotelephone transceiver and a microphone positioned within the housing. The microphone is located on the pivot axis. The asymmetric hinge is configured so that the door and handset members are rotatable between a closed position, in which the door member overlies the handset member, and an operative open position, in which the handset member and the door member define an angle of between about 100 and 160 degrees.