Patent ID: 7979099

Claim:
A mobile terminal comprising: a first body; a second body comprising a keypad on a front side; and a connecting mechanism configured to operatively connect the first body and second body, to position the first body and the second body in a closed state such that the keypad is covered by the first body, and to position the first body and the second body in a first open state or a second open state, wherein rotation of the first body with respect to the second body from the closed state positions the first body and the second body in the first open state, wherein a sliding motion of the first body with respect to the second body from the closed state positions the first body and the second body in the second open state, wherein the connecting mechanism comprises: a hinge connection part formed on a side portion of the first body, a hinge member hingedly coupled with the hinge connection part, a slide member having a flat plate form, elongated from the hinge member, and comprising at least one rail part, such that the slide member extends to an inner space of the second body to allow the first body to slide with respect to the second body when the first body and the second body are in the closed state, and a pair of rails extending towards both ends of the second body, positioned on opposite ends of the second body and disposed below a position of the keypad, fixed to the second body, and coupled with the slide member via the at least one rail part to allow relative linear motion in reciprocal directions, wherein the second body further comprises an opening on a side portion, and stoppers positioned at opposite end portions of the opening to catch the slide member in the closed state and the second open state, and wherein the hinge member is disposed adjacent to only one of the pair of rails.