Patent ID: 8284544

Claim:
A mobile communication device comprising: a first member comprising a first outer surface of the device; a second member comprising a second outer surface of the device; a linked end and a free end; and a connecting mechanism rotatably coupling the first member and the second member at the linked end of the device such that the first member and the second member are moveable between an opened position and a closed position, the first outer surface being opposite to the second outer surface when the device is in the closed position, the connecting mechanism translationally coupling the first member and the second member such that the first member and the connecting mechanism are translationally displaceable with respect to the second member in a direction toward the free end of the device, thereby initiating movement of the device from the closed position to the opened position, the linked end of the device comprising a contact area formed by at least one of the connecting mechanism and the first member, the contact area extending from the first outer surface to the second outer surface of the device, wherein pressing on the contact area in the direction toward the free end of the device translationally displaces the connecting mechanism and the first member relative to the second member.