Patent ID: 7880731

Claim:
A touchpad cover apparatus covering an operating surface of a touchpad assembled in an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a shell, an opening being defined in the shell, the touchpad cover apparatus comprising: a rail guide extending from a bottom surface of the shell, and a pair of parallel guiding channels being defined in the rail guide; a touchpad cover being slidably inserted between the pair of parallel guiding channels of the rail guide, the touchpad cover being slidable between a first position, such that the operating surface of the touchpad is revealed through the opening of the shell, and a second position such that the operating surface of the touchpad is covered by the touchpad cover; wherein the touchpad cover defines a tab for catching and stopping the touchpad cover when the touchpad cover slides to the first position or the second position, and at least one slot for a hold to move the touchpad cover, the tab and the at least one slot are defined at the same surface of the touchpad cover.