Multiconnector for mobile telephones
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsErik Möster, Paul Larsson, Mats Olsson, Olof Simonsson, Mats Larsson, Rafael Portela
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Abstract
A multiconnector for a handheld telephone includes connectors for a SIM card, an internal battery, and a microphone, as well as additional connectors for other external devices. The multiconnector is mounted to a printed circuit board (PCB) in the telephone and makes electrical contact between the connectors and the PCB. Incorporation of all of the connectors into a single, integral multiconnector simplifies manufacturing and reduces the number of components necessary to construct the telephone.
Claims18
A multiconnector useful in a cellular telephone handset, comprising:
- a single-piece, monolithic form having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a front surface;
- a SIM card connector integrally formed into said monolithic form;
- and
- an internal battery connector integrally formed into said monolithic form;
- wherein said monolithic form comprises a main body, an extension extending away from said main body and away from said monolithic form bottom surface, and a slot between said bottom surface and said extension, said slot sized and configured to accept a portion of a printed circuit board therein.
A multiconnector useful in a cellular telephone handset, comprising:
- single-piece, monolithic connector means having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a front surface;
- SIM card connector means integrally formed into said monolithic connector means;
- and
- internal battery connector means integrally formed into said monolithic connector means;
- wherein said monolithic connector means comprises a main body, an extension extending away from said main body and away from said monolithic connector means bottom surface, and a slot between said bottom surface and said extension, said slot sized and configured to accept a portion of a printed circuit board therein.
A mobile telephone handset comprising:
- a housing sized to contain electronic components of said mobile telephone;
- a printed circuit board in said housing;
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- a single-piece, monolithic multiconnector in said housing and having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a front surface, said monolithic multiconnector mounted to said printed circuit board and in electrical communication with said printed circuit board, said monolithic multiconnector including:
- a SIM card connector integrally formed into said monolithic multiconnector;
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- an internal battery connector integrally formed into said monolithic multiconnector;
- wherein said monolithic multiconnector further comprises a main body, an extension extending away from said main body and away from said monolithic multiconnector bottom surface, and a slot between said bottom surface and said extension, a portion of said printed circuit board received in said slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.