Patent ID: 8937597
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A handheld electronic device, comprising: a housing; a display supported by the housing; a slider element slidably mounted to the housing, the slider element being configured to move relative to the housing between a closed position and an open position; and a keyboard coupled to the slider element and extending to a front wall of the slider element, wherein, wherein the keyboard includes at least two rows of keys and the keyboard is configured such that, when the slider element is in the closed position, the keyboard is disposed in a stowed position behind the display and arranged such that a top portion of each row of keys is oriented to face the front wall of the slider element, and wherein each of the at least two rows of keys is able to individually rotate, such that when the slider element is in the open position, the keyboard is disposed in a fully deployed position and the top portion of each row of keys is oriented to be substantially parallel to a plane defined by a bottom of the display.