Watch type portable radiotelephone
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYong-Woo Jeon, Jae-Wook Kim
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Abstract
A watch type portable radiotelephone is disclosed. The watch type portable radiotelephone includes a body element having upper and lower case frames; a battery pack holder including a battery pack for supplying power to the body element; a locking device for locking and unlocking the battery pack to and from the battery pack holder, respectively; a hinge connector for rotatably connecting the body element and the battery pack holder to each other; and a wrist band connected to the body element and the battery pack holder for enabling the portable radiotelephone to be worn around the wrist.
Claims28
A portable radiotelephone comprising:
- a body element including upper and lower case frames;
- a battery pack holder and a battery pack for supplying power to the body element, the battery pack being removably secured to the battery pack holder;
- a hinge assembly for rotatably connecting the body element to the battery pack holder;
- a wrist band connected to the body element and the battery pack holder for enabling the portable radiotelephone to be worn around the wrist;
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- a locking means comprising:
- at least one guide slot formed in a bottom wall of the battery pack holder;
- a locker positioned on the battery pack holder, the locker having at least one guide projection inserted into the guide slot to guide the locker along the guide slot along a straight path;
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- a sublocker supported by the battery pack holder and secured to the locker, the sublocker having a locking end configured to be received in a locking groove defined in the battery pack.
A portable radiotelephone comprising:
- a body element including data input means, an LCD unit capable of outputting data in response to a data input operation using the data input means, an antenna unit electrically connected to a receiver and a transmitter, a speaker unit, and a microphone unit;
- a battery pack holder and a battery pack removably locked thereto for supplying power to the body element;
- hinge means for rotatably connecting the body element and the battery pack holder to each other, wherein a lower cover having a predetermined contour is fastened to an outer surface of a bottom wall of the battery pack holder;
- connection means for electrically connecting the battery pack to the body element;
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- a wrist band connected to the body element and the battery pack holder for enabling the portable radiotelephone to be worn around the wrist.
A portable radiotelephone comprising:
- data input means;
- a body element including a touch panel capable of outputting data in response to a data input operation via the data input means, an antenna unit electrically connected to a receiver and a transmitter, a speaker unit, and a microphone unit;
- a battery pack holder and a battery pack for supplying power to the body element;
- a hinge assembly connecting the body element and the battery pack holder to each other;
- a connector positioned to electrically connect the battery pack to the body element, wherein the connector comprises:
- a seating edge portion formed in a recess in a side wall of the battery pack,
- a terminal holder positioned on the seating edge portion such that it is flush with an outer surface of the side wall of the battery pack, the terminal holder having a plurality of terminals,
- a pair of openings formed in the side of the battery pack holder, the pair of openings being positioned to correspond to the plurality of terminals of the terminal holder, and
- a pair of contact spring holders installed in the pair of openings, respectively, and having a plurality of contact springs which project inside the battery pack holder through the pair of openings;
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- a wrist band connected to the body element and the battery pack holder for enabling the portable radiotelephone to be worn around the wrist.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.