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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2009
Martin Earl Holman, Iv, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Rohit Krishna Koppal, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Felipe Alonso Varela, Sunrise, FL (US);
Aaron Robert Allen, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
James C. Infanti, Waterloo, CA;
Patrick Yves Mas, Sunrise, FL (US);
Martin Earl Holman, IV, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Rohit Krishna Koppal, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Felipe Alonso Varela, Sunrise, FL (US);
Aaron Robert Allen, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
James C. Infanti, Waterloo, CA;
Patrick Yves Mas, Sunrise, FL (US);
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
A mobile device is described herein in which the mobile device can have a base portion that can include a guide base and can also have a slider portion that can include a sliding plate. The slider portion can be slidably engaged with the base portion and can move relative to the base portion. The mobile device can also include a cover plate that can be slidably engaged with the guide base of the base portion and the sliding plate of the slider portion. In one arrangement, the cover plate can be configured to selectively cover a slot of the sliding plate. As an example, when the slider portion moves from a closed position to an open position, the cover plate can move in substantially the same direction as the slider portion due to a friction coefficient between the cover plate and the sliding plate being greater than a friction coefficient between the cover plate and the guide base.