US Patent 7082196 Flexible structure, hinge, shutter, mobile communications apparatus and mobile telephone

The invention relates to a flexible structure, a hinge and a shutter comprising such flexible structure. The invention further relates to a mobile communications apparatus and a mobile telephone comprising such hinge or shutter. The flexible structure comprises a plurality of elongated bars having a length axis and being connected to each other, wherein:the bars are arranged mainly parallel to each other,each bar has a first end part, a second end part and a middle part between the end parts,at least two neighboring parallel bars are connected to each other by a connector at their point of connection.