Patent ID: 8688177

Claim:
A slider mechanism of a slider-type mobile device comprising: a double-folded flexible printed circuit board (FPC); a stiffener coupled to the double-folded FPC; first pins; second pins; and an opening defined by a first cover of the slider-type mobile device, wherein when the double-folded FPC and the stiffener move, within the opening, in synchronization along a first range of motion to an open position of the slider mechanism, the stiffener makes contact with the first pins at the open position, and when the double-folded FPC and the stiffener move, within the opening, in synchronization along a second range of motion to a closed position of the slider mechanism, the stiffener makes contact with the second pins at the closed position, wherein a first folding of the double-folded FPC includes a first portion of the double-folded FPC above the first cover and a second portion of the double-folded FPC below the first cover, and wherein the second portion of the double folded FPC is coupled to the stiffener.