Patent ID: 7414855

Claim:
A portable communication device, comprising: a modular inner chassis having a base and a lid, wherein the base of the inner chassis includes a main printed circuit board, the main printed circuit board having a keypad connector; a first outer housing for releasable engagement over the base of the inner chassis in a closed condition so as to substantially completely enclose the base of the inner chassis, the first outer housing including a keypad and a separate keypad printed circuit board with a main circuit board connector for connection with the keypad connector on the main printed circuit board when the housing is engaged over the inner chassis; a second outer housing for realesable engagement over the lid of the inner chassis such that a window on the second outer housing part is aligned with a display screen on the lid of the inner chassis and the second outer housing part substantially completely covers and encloses the lid of the inner chassis; and the outer housing having releasable interengaging formations for releasably securing the first and second parts of the outer housing over the inner chassis.