Patent · US Expired

Portable radio telephone having a slidable speaker unit

US5461672A · kind A · utility

46Cited by
2References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 15, 1993
Grant dateOct 24, 1995
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Expiry dateJul 15, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/0237
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable radiotelephone transmits and receives voice information signals to and from a telephone base station by radio. The radio telephone includes a telephone main body having a key pad section mounted on its outer surface and containing a microphone unit. A speaker housing containing a speaker unit is slidably mounted on the telephone main body. A switching unit located between the telephone body and the speaker housing establishes electrical connection and disconnection between the telephone body and the speaker housing depending upon their relative positions as changed by sliding the speaker unit. Electrical connection is established when the speaker housing is moved in a direction away from the microphone unit located on the telephone main body.

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