Configurable communications apparatus and kit
AssigneeRF Solutions, LLC
InventorsChris Godwin, William Share
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Abstract
A configurable apparatus includes a housing, a cradle, and a handset. In a first configuration, a first bracket is releasably attached to the cradle and to the housing such that the cradle is disposed next to a first side of the housing. In a second configuration, a second bracket is releasably attached to the cradle and to the housing such that the cradle is disposed next to a second side of the housing. The first and second brackets can include L-shaped brackets, which can be mirror images of each other. The communication system may be used in multi-story buildings or similar structures to facilitate communications among multiple stations (e.g., emergency response stations) within the structures.
Claims30
A configurable apparatus comprising:
- a housing having opposing first and second housing sides;
- a cradle;
- and
- a handset removably disposed on the cradle,
- wherein:
- the apparatus has a first configuration where a first bracket is releasably attached to the cradle and to the housing such that the cradle is disposed next to the first housing side,
- the apparatus has a second configuration where a second bracket is releasably attached to the cradle and to the housing such that the cradle is disposed next to the second housing side,
- the first and second brackets include first and second L-shaped brackets, respectively,
- each L-shaped bracket includes orthogonal front and side bodies,
- when the apparatus is in the first configuration the front body of the first L-shaped bracket is releasably attached to a back side of the cradle and the side body of the first L-shaped bracket is releasably attached to the first housing side, and
- when the apparatus is configured in the second configuration the front body of the second L-shaped bracket is releasably attached to the back side of the cradle and the side body of the second L-shaped bracket is releasably attached to the second housing side.
A kit comprising:
- a housing having first and second housing sides;
- a handset;
- a cradle having opposing front and back sides and a recess to removably receive the handset;
- a first bracket releasably attachable, in a first configuration, to the back side of the cradle and to the first housing side to dispose the cradle next to the first housing side;
- and
- a second bracket releasably attachable, in a second configuration, to the back side of the cradle and to the second housing side to dispose the cradle next to the second housing side,
- wherein:
- in the first configuration the front body of the first L-shaped bracket is releasably attachable to the back side of the cradle and the side body of the first L-shaped bracket is releasably attachable to the second housing side, and
- in the second configuration the front body of the second L-shaped bracket is releasably attachable to the back side of the cradle and the side body of the second L-shaped bracket is releasably attachable to the first housing side.
A configurable apparatus comprising:
- a housing having opposing first and second housing sides;
- a cradle;
- and
- a handset removably disposed on the cradle,
- wherein:
- the apparatus has a first configuration where a first bracket is releasably attached to the cradle and to the housing such that the cradle is disposed next to the first housing side,
- the apparatus has a second configuration where a second bracket is releasably attached to the cradle and to the housing such that the cradle is disposed next to the second housing side,
- when the apparatus is in the first configuration the first bracket is releasably attachable to a control assembly, the first bracket disposed between the control assembly and the cradle, and
- when the apparatus is in the second configuration the second bracket is releasably attachable to the control assembly, the second bracket disposed between the control assembly and the cradle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.