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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2009
Applicant:
Trevor Plestid, Waterloo, CA;
Inventor:
Trevor Plestid, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/033 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A handheld device comprising a first portion and a second portion rotatably coupled to the first portion. The handheld device is movable between an opened configuration and a closed configuration. A non-flush navigation button is coupled to one of the first and the second portion wherein the non-flush navigation button is disposed in a position that is accessible for manipulation in both the opened and the closed configurations.