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US 5,475,752 AGranted
Portable telephone and support mechanism therefor
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorNicholas Mischenko
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Abstract
A support mechanism (11) for a portable telephone (10) which either allows the portable telephone (10) to be carried on the belt of the user or to be used in a hands free mode. The support mechanism (11) attaches to the body of the portable phone (10) and includes an elongate member (18) which is pivotable between a closed position in which the elongate member (18) functions as a belt clip to an open position in which the elongate member (18) functions as a shoulder support or table stand.
Claims7
A support mechanism for a portable telephone comprising:
- a pivot housing attachable to the portable telephone;
- a clip member, including an elongate member, having a recess at one end thereof and an integral pivot shaft engaged with the pivot housing, the clip member pivotable about the axis of the integral pivot shaft between a closed position in which the clip member is operative to serve as a clip for the portable telephone and an open position in which the clip member is operative to serve as a support member for the portable telephone;
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- a latch, including a retainer having an integral spring insertable into the recess, contacting the clip member for maintaining the clip member in one of the open and closed positions.
1 more element
A portable telephone comprising:
- a radio transceiver;
- a body member enclosing the radio transceiver;
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- a support mechanism comprising:
- a pivot housing attachable to the body member;
- a clip member, including an elongate member, having a recess at one end thereof and an integral pivot shaft engage with the pivot housing, the clip member pivotable about the axis of the integral pivot shaft between a closed position in which the clip member is operative to serve as a clip for the portable telephone and an open position in which the clip member is operative to serve as a support member for the portable telephone;
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- a latch, including a retainer having an integral spring insertable into the recess, contacting the clip member for maintaining the clip member in one of the open and closed positions.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.