Patent ID: 7489503

Claim:
A foldable electronic device comprising a casing with a top cover and a base cover being pivotably connected to each other by means of a hinge, such that the top cover can be pivoted relative to the base cover between an opened position and a closed position, a display which is visible in the opened position of the casing and which is hidden inside the casing in the closed position of the casing, and the display having a first display portion and a second display portion, the first display portion being accommodatable within or adjacent to the top cover of the casing and the second display portion being accommodatable within or adjacent to the base cover of the casing, wherein the first display portion forms the upper part of the display and the second display portion forms the lower part of the display, a keyboard with a plurality of keycaps, wherein the keyboard is connected to the base cover and/or to the second display portion, and wherein the keyboard is both slideable and pivotable relative to the base cover and/or the second display portion between a closed position and an opened position, wherein in the closed position the keyboard is at least partly surrounded by the base cover and/or the second display portion.