Front-cover for communication equipment and method for manufacturing the front-cover

A front cover for communication equipment comprising:

• an external pad having a transparent display window placing portion and button placing portions which are projected outwardly from an outer surface of the external pad;
• a housing which is integrally placed at an inner surface of the external pad and has a transparent display window through hole corresponding to the transparent display window placing portion and button through holes corresponding to the button placing portions;
• a transparent display window which is integrally placed at the transparent display window placing portion of the external pad;
• and
• buttons which are integrally placed at the button placing portions of the external pad, the buttons being disposed to pass through the button through holes of the housing,
• wherein the external pad includes a groove formed around corresponding one of the button placing portions, the groove being disposed to fill a gap between edges of corresponding one of the buttons and corresponding one of the button through holes.