Compact portable mobile telephone having a battery that constitutes virtual all of a flap
AssigneeAlcatel Radiotelephone
InventorJacques Muller
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Abstract
A telephone includes a body carrying an earpiece at one end and a flap at the other end integrating a microphone or reflecting sound towards a microphone. The flap can be foldable between a position to receive the sound of the voice and a folded position to reduce the overall size of the telephone when it is not in use or is on standby. The battery inserts in a cavity of a base of the flap so that when fitted it is integrated into the flap. Its use reduces the overall thickness of the telephone and makes it easier to handle.
Claims9
A portable mobile telephone, comprising:
- a body, a removable battery, and a flap hinged to said body to move between an operative position in which the flap is located in front of the mouth of a user, and a second position folded on top of said body, wherein said flap forms a sound reflector which, in said operative position, redirects the sound of the user's voice from said flap to a microphone in said body inboard of said flap, and wherein said removable battery constitutes virtually all of said flap so that said battery, itself, forms said reflector.
A portable mobile telephone, comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a flap hinged to said body to move between an operative position in which said flap is located in front of the mouth of a user, and a second position folded on top of said body;
- said flap comprising a battery and a base which is mounted on only an end of said battery and which is hinged to said body, wherein said flap forms a sound reflector which, in said operative position, redirects the sound of the user's voice from said flap to a microphone in said body inboard of said flap, and said hinged flap being free of any switching unit, microphone and logic unit said battery being the primary power source of said telephone.
A portable mobile telephone, comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a flap hinged to said body to move between an operative position in which the flap is located in front of the mouth of the user, and a second position folded on top of said body, said flap consisting essentially only of a removable battery and being free of any switching unit, microphone and logic unit, wherein said flap forms a sound reflector which, in said operative position, redirects the sound of the user's voice from said flap to a microphone in said body inboard of said flap, and said battery being the primary power source for said telephone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.