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A hinge apparatus for a foldable telephone includes a body portion for mounting electronically operable parts and a flip member for covering the body portion. The flip member is assembled with the body portion by means of a pair of hinge shafts that pivot within a predetermined range of angles. A pa

A hinge apparatus for a foldable telephone includes a body portion for mounting electronically operable parts and a flip member for covering the body portion. The flip member is assembled with the body portion by means of a pair of hinge shafts that pivot within a predetermined range of angles. A pair of resilient members are provided for influencing rotation of the hinge shafts. Each of the hinge shafts includes a resilient member contact portion that is engaged by a respective resilient member for enabling the flip member to snappingly pivot on the hinge shafts.

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A hinge apparatus for a foldable telephone, comprising: a body portion having a lower end for mounting electronically operable parts; means for covering said body portion, said covering means having an upper end pivotally connected with said body portion to pivot relative to said body portion within

A hinge apparatus for a foldable telephone, comprising: a body portion having a lower end for mounting electronically operable parts; means for covering said body portion, said covering means having an upper end pivotally connected with said body portion to pivot relative to said body portion within a predetermined angular range; a pair of protuberances integrally formed at the upper end of said covering means for connecting said covering means with said body portion; a pair of hinge shafts respectively inserted into a pair of holes respectively formed in said pair of protuberances, each one of said hinge shafts comprising first and second planar surfaces with said first planar surface having a substantially non-parallel orientation with respect to said second planar surface, and first and second raised portions disposed around said first and second planar surfaces; a pair of recesses formed in the lower end of said body portion for respectively receiving said pair of protuberances, said pair of recesses respectively having a pair of arcuate portions for respectively supporting said pair of hinge shafts; a pair of resilient members engaging and applying a rotational force upon said pair of hinge shafts, respectively, each one of said resilient members having a planar contact surface engaging only said first planar surface of the respective one of said hinge shafts when said covering means is in a closed position relative to said body portion and engaging only said second planar surface of said respective one of said hinge shafts when said covering means is in an open position relative to said body portion, said planar contact surface exhibiting a first length that is substantially equal to a second length that defines a distance between said first and second raised portions; and a pair of openings each formed between a respective one of said pair of recesses and a respective corner portion of the lower end of said body portion, said pair of openings for respectively accommodating insertion of said pair of resilient members.