Patent ID: 8382055

Claim:
A cradle for a portable terminal having a first housing with a keypad mounting area, and a second housing adapted for being cradled obliquely after being slid away from the first housing while being maintained in a position opposite the first housing, wherein the cradle comprises: first and second members; a first rotary link coupled to the first member, and slidably coupled to the second member, the second member adapted for rotation about a rotary axis to position the first and second members obliquely after the second member is slid away from the first member; a second rotary link rotatably coupled to the first link and supporting the first link; a rotary unit formed integrally with and protruding from the second rotary link, the rotary unit having the rotary axis, and being coupled to a rotary hole formed in the first rotary link so as to allow the first rotary link to be rotated; and a link stopper formed integrally with and protruding from the second rotary link, the link stopper being coupled to a rotary link stopper formed on the first rotary link so as to limit the rotation of the first rotary link.