Patent ID: 7372959

Claim:
A keypad assembly for a handheld electronic device, the keypad assembly comprising: a keypad comprising a first keypad portion and a second keypad portion; at least some of the keypad assembly being movable between a first position and a second position; at least a portion of the first keypad portion and at least a portion of the second keypad portion being disposed substantially coplanar when the at least some of the keypad assembly is in the first position; and the at least portion of the first keypad portion and the at least portion of the second keypad portion being disposed noncoplanar when the at least some of the keypad assembly is in the second position, wherein the keypad is disposed at an exterior of a housing of the handheld electronic device when the at least some of the keypad assembly is in the first position and a retracted portion of the keypad remains entirely disposed at the exterior of the housing when the keypad assembly is in the second position.