A personal digital assistant/telephone device comprising a base, a screen
coupled to the base, and a keypad hingably mounted to the base. The keypad
provides a partial view of the screen in a lowered position and a full
view of the screen in a raised position. The keypad further comprises a
window that provides a partial view of the screen when the keypad is in a
lowered position. A cover hingably mounts to the base and the keypad is
located between the cover and the base. The cover rotates between an open
position and a closed position. The screen displays telephone information
when the keypad is in a lowered position. Control buttons coupled to the
base are covered when the cover is in the closed position and uncovered
when the cover is in an open position. In an additional embodiment,
control buttons coupled to the base are uncovered when the cover is in
both the closed position and the open position.
