Patent ID: 7003104
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for opening and closing a cover of a cellular phone, comprising: a body having a keypad; a cover being engaged to the body slidably in forward and backward directions and having a display panel; an upper plate engaged to a lower side of the cover; a lower plate engaged to an upper side of the body, wherein said upper plate is slidably engaged to the lower plate; a rotation plate rotatably engaged between the upper and lower plates and adapted to slidably move the upper plate in forward and backward directions with respect to the lower plate; an elastic support means having one end fixed to the rotation plate and the other end movably supported by an upper surface of the lower plate, said elastic support means being adapted to elastically support the rotation plate when the upper plate is slidably moved; and a stopper means provided in the upper and lower plates and adapted to limit a slidable movement of the upper plate with respect to the lower plate.