Patent ID: 7555120
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A hand-held mobile terminal for use in a mobile communications network, the mobile terminal comprising: a first body comprising a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion of the first body comprising a display panel; a second body comprising a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion of the second body comprising a user interface for allowing a user to interact with the mobile terminal to input data; and a slide mechanism disposed in a cavity, formed between the second body's top portion and the first body's bottom portion, for coupling the first and second bodies and for allowing the first body to slide relative to the second body in both longitudinal and latitudinal directions, wherein in a closed position, the first body covers the top portion of the second body to prevent access to the user interface, wherein in an open position, the first body slides relative to the top portion of the second body, by way of the slide mechanism in at least one of the longitudinal and latitudinal directions, to expose the user interface, wherein in both the open and closed positions the longitudinal axis of the first body is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second body, and wherein the slide mechanism comprises: