Patent ID: 7725140

Claim:
A portable terminal, comprising: a main body; a display provided with the main body and including a screen for displaying a variety of information; a key pad separate from and rotatably coupled to the main body, the key pad including a plurality of keys arranged in rows thereon; a pad hinge that rotatably couples the key pad to an upper surface of the main body such that the key pad is rotatable by a predetermined angle relative to the main body, wherein rotation of the key pad relative to the main body about the pad hinge automatically switches the portable terminal from a first mode to a second mode, and wherein the plurality of keys functions in the first mode when a longitudinal direction of the key pad is oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the main body, and the plurality of keys functions in the second mode when the longitudinal direction of the key pad is oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the main body; a card slot formed in a side of the key pad and configured to receive a memory card therein, wherein the card slot is exposed in the second mode and is hidden in the first mode such that the card slot is configured to receive the memory card therein and unload the memory card therefrom only in the second mode; and a curved step portion formed on the upper surface of the main body and having a curvature corresponding to a rotating radius of the keypad, wherein an end of the key pad has a curvature corresponding to the curved step portion, and wherein the card slot is positioned facing the curved step portion in the first mode such that the card slot is hidden.