Patent ID: 8185173

Claim:
A mobile terminal comprising: a first body having a front surface and a rear surface, the front surface having an angled portion; a second body slidably attached to the first body, the second body having a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface having an angled portion; and a slide mechanism allowing the second body to be moved between a closed position and an open position such that an overall thickness of the mobile terminal in the open position is thinner than an overall thickness of the mobile terminal in the closed position, wherein the slide mechanism includes at least one rail mechanism having a first portion and a second portion extended at an angle with respect to the first portion which corresponds to an angle of the front surface of the first body, and at least one slider mechanism slidably engaged with the at least one rail mechanism, wherein the at least one rail mechanism includes first and second guide grooves, each of said first and second guide grooves being located on opposite surfaces within the first body, wherein the at least one slider mechanism includes first and second followers within the second body, and each of the first and second follower is fitted into one of the first and second guide grooves to move along one of the first and second guide grooves, respectively, and wherein each of the first and second guide grooves includes third and fourth followers on a part extending from an end of the second portion, respectively, each of the first and second followers includes third and fourth guide grooves on a part extending from an end of the at least one slider mechanism, respectively, and each of the third and fourth followers is fitted into one of the third and fourth grooves to move along one of the third and fourth guide grooves, respectively.