Patent ID: 8611971

Claim:
A clamshell handheld electronic communication device comprising: a first housing and a second housing pivotally coupled one to the other by a hinging interconnector and said handheld electronic communication device transitionable between an open configuration and a closed configuration when said first and second housings are pivoted relative to one another at the hinging interconnector; one of said first and second housings having a keypad thereon and the other of said housings having a display screen thereon; said interconnector pivotally connected at a first side to said first housing and pivotally connected at a second side to said second housing and said interconnector having a navigational tool mounted thereon, the navigational tool being substantially concealed when the handheld electronic communication device is in the closed configuration; and an accommodation space recessed in the front face of at least one of the first housing or the second housing, wherein the accommodation space is configured to receive a raised portion of the navigational tool in the closed configuration.