HINGE APPARATUS AND METHODS THEREFOR

摘要

A collapsible housing including a first housing having a magnetic member (108) carried by the first housing (110). A slide enabling member (104) is rotatably coupled to the first housing by a hinge (102), the slide enabling member rotating about a rotation axis (106) of the hinge and, the slide enabling member extending radially from the rotation axis. A second housing (120) is slideably coupled to the slide enabling member such that the second housing slides along the slide enabling member. The housing further includes an engaging member (112) carried by the second housing and selectively engageable to the magnetic member. A first urging member (118) is coupled between the first housing and the slide enabling member, the first urging member urging the slide enabling member to rotate about the rotation axis relative to the first housing. A second urging member (122) is coupled between the second housing and the slide enabling member, the urging member urging the second housing to laterally slide along the slide enabling member in a radial direction relative to the rotation axis.