US 12,015,726 B2
Mobile terminal
Insu Song, Seoul (KR); Timothy Kang, Seoul (KR); Kyuho Lee, Seoul (KR); and Minsoo Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/565,078.
Application 17/565,078 is a continuation of application No. 16/944,013, filed on Jul. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,245,781.
Claims priority of application No. PCT/KR2020/004771 (WO), filed on Apr. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0124189 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04M 1/02 (2006.01); F16H 19/04 (2006.01)
CPC H04M 1/0237 (2013.01) [F16H 19/04 (2013.01); H04M 1/0268 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a first frame;
a second frame movable with respect to the first frame in a first direction such that the mobile terminal is switched from a first state to a second state or in a second direction opposite to the first direction such that the mobile terminal is switched from the second state to the first state;
wherein the first frame comprises:
a first front portion positioned at a front portion of the mobile terminal;
a first rear portion positioned at a rear portion of the mobile terminal;
a side portion positioned between the first front portion and the first rear portion; and
a middle fastening portion configured to fasten the first front portion to the first rear portion,
wherein the side portion and the middle fastening portion are positioned on the first frame to maintain a gap between the first front portion and the first rear portion.