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Details
Inventors: Nonaka, Keisuke;
Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (Moriguchi, JP) Sanyo Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (Daito, JP)
Primary Examiner: Feild; Joseph
Assistant Examiner: Desir; Pierre-Louis
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP.

In a cellular phone, a first cabinet and a second cabinet are foldably connected by a hinge, and the two cabinets are electrically connected by a connection member arranged inside the hinge portion. The hinge portion is constituted by putting together a first fitting portion provided at a first inner case, and a second fitting portion provided at a second inner case. A cut-out for inserting the connection member is provided between the two fitting portions. The cut-out is covered by a first tongue piece that is attached to the first fitting portion, and a second tongue piece that is attached to a second outer cover.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The invention claimed is: 1.
A portable terminal comprising: a first cabinet comprising a display panel that displays information, and a second cabinet comprising operation keys are foldably connected by a hinge, and the two cabinets are electrically connected by a connection member arranged inside the hinge portion; wherein the first cabinet comprises a first inner case, and a first outer cover that covers a rear side of the first inner case, and the second cabinet comprises a second inner case, and a second outer cover that covers a rear side of the second inner case; wherein the hinge portion is constituted by putting together a first fitting portion provided at the first inner case, and a second fitting portion provided at the second inner case, and a cut-out for inserting the connection member is provided between the two fitting portions; wherein one of the fitting portions is provided with a first tube structure and a second tube structure that are spaced apart, a second covering structure that is substantially arc-shaped in profile extends from the first tube structure toward the second tube structure, and a back side of the second covering structure is open; and wherein the cut-out is covered by a first tongue piece that provides substantially a tube-shape when put together with the second covering structure, and a second tongue piece, having a press-in piece protruding from a lower side thereof, that is removably attached to one of the outer covers by inserting the press-in piece into a concave notch.
2.
The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the first fitting portion, the second fitting portion, the first tongue piece, and the second tongue piece are made consistent and formed with a material that has an equivalent color and texture.
3.
The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the first tongue piece comprises a claw piece that catches onto the first inner case, and a positioning protrusion that fits to the first inner case and restricts inadvertent turning of the second covering structure



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