Telephone base including visual display module
US6088447A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/0295
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telephone instrument is disclosed which includes a swivel visual display module overcome by employing a telephone base having upper and lower housings. A swivel visual display module is pivotally mounted and supported by pivot points in both the upper and lower base housings. At least one cantilever snap member is molded into one of the base housings, for example, the upper base housing, and is employed to engage indents molded into an outer convex surface of the visual display module to hold the visual display module in several angular positions. Additionally, the at least one cantilever snap member is employed to engage a lower edge of the visual display module and in conjunction with stop members on the visual display module to secure the visual display module in a full upright position. The visual display module is secured in its full down position by the at least one cantilever snap member engaging one of the indents which has been strategically placed on the outer convex surface of the visual display module. In one embodiment, the visual display module is a unitary molded arrangement. Additionally, at least two cantilever snap members are integrally molded into the upper ho…
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