Coupler for an acoustic coupled communications device
US5995599A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/2155
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A coupler is provided which may be incorporated into a handheld communications device to permit the handheld device to be acoustically coupled to a variety of telephone handsets. The device may include a spring-biased, adjustable microphone arm onto which a microphone is mounted in order to acoustically couple the microphone to the telephone handset. The microphone arm may be adjustable to adapt to a variety of telephone handset styles, such as cellular telephones or cordless telephones, in order to permit the acoustical coupling to be achieved with a large number of different telephone handsets.
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