Patent ID: 7587225

Claim:
A sliding-folding type portable communication apparatus for a user using the apparatus with both hands, comprising: a soft cover having a folding section, a first section, and a second section, the soft cover being folded to a U shape in a closed position and being extended in a first opened position and a second opened position, the first section having a first inner surface, the second section having a second inner surface, the first inner surface facing the second inner surface in the closed position; a hinge unit provided in the folding section; a body slidably coupled to the soft cover, the body being located between the first and second sections and inside the U shape at the closed position and sliding between the first and second opened positions while facing the first inner surface, the body including a display unit; a first key section including a plurality of first keys and provided on the first inner surface; and a second key section including a plurality of second keys and provided on the second inner surface, wherein the first and second key sections are opposite each other about the body when the body has been slid from the first opened position to the second opened position to facilitate the user manipulating the first and second key sections with both hands.