Patent ID: 8249676

Claim:
A handheld mobile communication device comprising: a keypad member comprising a plurality of keys by which a user interacts with the device; a display member having a graphical display; a linkage mechanism configured to couple the display member to the keypad member and to allow the display member to move between a closed position and an open position, a first end of the linkage mechanism being pivotally connected to the display member at at least one of a longitudinally mid portion or a longitudinally rear portion of the display member and an opposite, second end of the linkage mechanism being coupled to the keypad member; and a coupling physically separate and distinct from the linkage mechanism, the coupling extending between a front portion of the display member and a front portion of the keypad member, the coupling configured to pivotally and slidingly couple the display member to the keypad member such that the portion of the display member slides only in a direction substantially parallel relative to the keypad member; wherein the closed position comprises the display member disposed substantially parallel and adjacent to the keypad member and covering at least a portion of the plurality of keys and wherein the open position comprises the display member disposed at an angle that is greater than 100° and less than 170° relative to the keypad member and exposing to the user the plurality of keys, and wherein the graphical display is exposed to the user when the display member is in either of the closed position and the open position.