Multi-function telephone handset

• US 20040198242A1
• Filed: 07/15/2002
• Published: 10/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sheng Hsin Liao
• Original Assignee: Sheng Hsin Liao
• Inventors: Liao, Sheng Hsin
• Granted Patent: US 6,973,292 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/90.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/02 Constructional features of telephone sets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/62 Constructional arrangements

Abstract

A multi-function telephone handset comprises a handset body on which is defined a receiving space, and a holding element to which is mounted a receiver and a transmitter. Two opposite portions of the handset body are respectively formed in a receiver part and a transmitter part respectively provided with sound holes. The holding element, with the receiver and the transmitter thereto connected, is detachably placed in the receiving space of the handset body. The telephone handset can be thereby configured to in a manner to perform either a conventional telephonic communication by manually holding the telephone handset, or a hand-free telephonic communication can be achieved by carrying the holding element on the user'"'"'s head.

Claims

1. A structure of multi-function telephone handset, comprising:

a handset body, having a receiving space;

a holding element; and

a receiver and a transmitter, respectively mounted to the holding element, the receiver, the transmitter, and the holding element being detachably placed in the receiving space of the handset body.

2. The structure of claim 1, wherein the handset body has two end portions that are respectively formed in a receiver part and a transmitter part, and the receiver part and the transmitter part respectively have a plurality of sound holes for communicating the receiving space.

3. The structure of claim 1, wherein the receiving space extends longitudinally along the handset body on a rear side thereof.

4. The structure of claim 1, wherein the holding element comprises a first rod and a second rod, the second rod capable of being slidably inserted in and extended from the first rod, the first rod being further connected to a third rod.

5. The structure of claim 1, wherein the holding element comprises a first rod and a second rod that are pivotally connected by a hinge, the first and second rods being thereby capable of folding and unfolding relatively to each other, the first rod being further connected to a third rod.

6. The structure of claim 4 or 5, wherein the receiver is mounted to the first rod of the holding element, and the transmitter is mounted to the third rod of the holding element.

7. The structure of claim 1, wherein the receiver and the transmitter are connected to a telephone base via a communication wire.

8. The structure of claim 7, wherein the holding element is further provided with a winding case that is capable of resiliently winding the communication wire therein.

9. The structure of claim 1, wherein the receiver and the transmitter are connected to a telephone base via wireless transmission.

10. The structure of claim 1, wherein the receiver is an earphone.

11. The structure of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is a microphone.