A cradle for a portable terminal includes a first housing with a keypad mounting area, and a second housing is adapted to be cradled obliquely after being slid back from the first housing while being maintained in opposite to the first housing. First and second members, a first rotary link coupled to the first member, and slidably coupled to the second member, the second member being rotatable about a rotary axis to position the first and second members obliquely after the second member is slid. A second rotary link is rotatably coupled to and adapted for supporting the first link. A rotary unit is formed integrally with and protruding from the second rotary link. A link stopper is formed integrally with and protruding from the second rotary link, and the link stopper is coupled to a stopper formed on the first rotary link.