Accessory for a portable electronic device
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsIan David Haffenden, Keith Johnson
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Abstract
An accessory for attachment to a portable electronic device is disclosed. The accessory has a housing, a connector, extending from the housing for electrically connecting the accessory to the portable electronic device, and circuitry located in the housing and electrically connected to the connector. The connector is mounted in the housing and is arranged to be movable with respect to the housing. The accessory is particularly exemplified by a plug in camera accessory for a portable telephone.
Claims10
An accessory for attachment to a portable electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
- a connector, extending from the housing for electrically connecting the accessory to the portable electronic device;
- circuitry located in the housing and electrically connected to the connector,
- wherein the connector is mounted in the housing and is arranged to be movable with respect to the housing.
An accessory as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the connector is biased towards a given position.
An accessory as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the connector is mounted inside a resilient collar.
An accessory as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the accessory is arranged to be rotatable about an axis when connected to the electronic device.
An accessory as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the connector is a circular multi-pole connector.
An accessory as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the accessory is a camera device.
An accessory as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the electronic device is a portable telephone.
An accessory substantially as herein described having particular reference to the accompanying figures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.