Patent ID: 7209772

Claim:
A portable telephone comprising: a first body portion comprising first and second grooves, a keypad, and a second body portion comprising first and second runners, the first and second runners being positioned in the first and second grooves respectively to allow the second body portion to slide longitudinally relative to the first body portion between a closed position in which the keypad is concealed and an open position in which the keypad is exposed, the first body portion further comprising a first detent located in the first groove, and the second body portion further comprising a first recess in the first runner to hold the second body portion relative to the first body portion when the first recess coincides with the first detent; wherein the first recess is positioned in the first runner to coincide with the first detent when the second body portion is in the closed position; and wherein the first recess is positioned in the first runner to coincide with the first detent when the second body portion is in the open position.