Patent ID: 7467001

Claim:
A handheld electronic device comprising: a phone body including, on a front surface, a liquid crystal display, a speaker, and a keypad, wherein the liquid crystal display is provided beneath a top of the front surface of the phone body, the speaker is provided between the top of the front surface of the phone body and the liquid crystal display, and the keypad is provided proximate a bottom of the front surface of the phone body, which is characterized in that: a slot is formed on a top edge of the front surface of the phone body and extended downward in front of the liquid crystal display to terminate at a position about flush with a bottom of the liquid crystal display, and a glass cover is adapted to slide from a top of the slot to a bottom thereof for covering the liquid crystal display; and a toggle switching assembly provided at one bottom corner of the slot and including two resilient members, wherein the toggle switching assembly and the resilient members are adapted to either retract the glass cover into the slot or partially eject the glass cover a predetermined distance from the slot.