Mobile phone with folding keypad cover has apertures enabling display screen and single key to be accessed whilst closed

摘要

The flap protects both keys and screen whilst phone is being carried. The mobile telephone includes an elongate body (10) with a keypad (18) for entering information, and a display screen (20) situated in the region above the keypad. A rigid flap (30) is attached to the telephone body by a hinge (27) which extends across the bottom of the telephone, allowing the flap to pivot about the axis (X-X). The flap is able to close over the keys of the keypad, or open away from the keypad for use. The dimensions of the flap are such that it covers the keypad, and the screen, but the flap has a transparent window through which the screen can be seen, even when the flap is closed. There may be a further aperture (34) in the flap allowing access to one of the keypad keys (24).