Variable configuration portable telephone
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1. A portable radio telephone comprising:
- transceiver means,a housing enclosing said transceiver means, said housing having a main body and an extending portion mounted for longitudinal slidable movement between a first position at which the main body and the extending portion are in a substantial overlapping relationship and a second position at which the extending portion extends from the main body,first transducer means present in the main body;
second transducer means present in the extending portion;
and a keypad which comprises a plurality of keys which can be selectively actuated for operating the telephone, wherein the extending portion comprises a window through which at least one of the keys is accessible when the extending portion is in the first position.
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Abstract
A compact portable telephone comprises a housing having a main body and an extending sleeve-like portion mounted for longitudinal slidable movement between a retracted position when not in use (see FIG. 2), and an extended position (see FIG. 1) for use. In a preferred arrangement, the earphone is present in the main body and the microphone is in the extending portion. The telephone includes a plurality of buttons or keys which can be selectively actuated for operating the telephone, and in one embodiment the extending portion is adapted to conceal selected ones of the buttons or keys when it is in the closed position to prevent accidental actuation of these buttons or keys.
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28 Claims
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1. A portable radio telephone comprising:
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transceiver means, a housing enclosing said transceiver means, said housing having a main body and an extending portion mounted for longitudinal slidable movement between a first position at which the main body and the extending portion are in a substantial overlapping relationship and a second position at which the extending portion extends from the main body, first transducer means present in the main body; second transducer means present in the extending portion; and a keypad which comprises a plurality of keys which can be selectively actuated for operating the telephone, wherein the extending portion comprises a window through which at least one of the keys is accessible when the extending portion is in the first position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable cellular telephone comprising:
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a first portion having electronic circuitry therein; and a second portion longitudinally slidingly mounted to the first portion having a microphone and a battery therein, the battery being located in the second portion such that the center of gravity of the telephone is substantially changed when the second portion is moved relative to the first portion, the second portion having a window adapted to be located over keys on the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A portable telephone comprising:
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electronic circuitry; a housing surrounding the electronic circuitry, the housing having a main body section and a movable section, the movable section being slidingly mounted to the main body section along a linear path and having a microphone therein, the movable section also having a substantially U-shaped cut-out window adapted to be located over keys on the main body section; and means for automatically moving the movable section from a retracted position to an extended position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A portable radio telephone comprising:
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transceiver means; a housing enclosing said transceiver means, said housing having a main body and an extending portion mounted for longitudinal slidable movement between a first position at which the main body and the extending portion are in a substantial overlapping relationship and a second position at which the extending portion extends from the main body; first transducer means present in the main body; second transducer means present in the extending portion; and a keypad which comprises a plurality of keys which can be selectively actuated for operating the telephone, wherein the main body comprises a window through which at least one of the keys is accessible when the extending portion is in the first position. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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