In a folding portable telephone comprising a first housing (11), a second
housing (12), and a hinge portion (13) which is fixed on the first
housing (11) and which is for rotatably coupling the second housing (12)
to the first housing (11). The hinge portion (13) comprises an operating
portion (16). The second housing (12) is opened from a first angle
position for indicating a closed condition to a second angle position for indicating
a predetermined angle position, responsive to an operation of the operating portion
(16). On the contrary, the second housing (12) is kept at one of
the first angle position, the second angle position, and a third angle position
between the first and the second angle positions, when an operation of the operating
portion (16) is not available.
