Patent ID: 6038313
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: H01H,H04M

Abstract:
A portable, handheld telephone comprising a body and a flap, the body being elongate with a longitudinal axis and having a back, a front face, two side edges, a top edge and a bottom edge, an earpiece located on the front face and proximate to the top edge, and a microphone located on the front face and proximate to the bottom edge, the flap being connected to the body by a hinge located proximate to the bottom edge of the body, the hinge extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body, the flap having a closed position against the front face of the body and an open position in which the flap extends beyond the bottom edge of the body, the flap having an outer keyboard on an outer surface of the flap, allowing a user to dial telephone numbers by pressing keys on the outer keyboard when the flap is in the closed position and the flap further having an inner keyboard on an inner surface of the flap, allowing a user to dial telephone numbers by pressing keys on the inner keyboard when the flap is in the open position.