Patent · US Expired

Base station with detachable charger for cordless phone systems

US5946637A · kind A · utility

49Cited by

21References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. · FI

Inventors

Dirk Umbach · Hildesheim, DE
Dirk Michalzik · Gladbeck, DE
Rainer Weber · Leverkusen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 16, 1997
Grant date	Aug 31, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 16, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/10
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An inventive device (1) for cordless telephones (4), with which a base station (2) and at least one charging station (3) are associated in order to charge a battery of a cordless telephone (4) via the charging station (3) when the cordless telephone (4) is located in the charging station (3), is characterized by a mechanical connecting device (10, 11, 14, 17) for detachably connecting the charging station (3) and base station (2) to one another. As a result, more flexible possibilities of use for the charging station (3) are obtained.

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