Portable telephone with flip stand or hinged doors and having speaker therein

• US 5,537,472 A
• Filed: 03/09/1995
• Issued: 07/16/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Estevez-Alcolado, Sonia M., Fishman, David A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass, Jeffery
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chiang, Jack
• Application Number:
  US08/401,392
• Time in Patent Office: 495 Days
• Field of Search: 379/433, 379/434, 379/428, 379/446, 379/454, 379/455, 379/426, 455/89, 455/90
• US Class Current: 379/433.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/03 Constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. telephone hand-sets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 11/06 Telephone receivers

Abstract

A portable telephone includes a telephone body having a lower recess at the rear side thereof; a flip stand pivotally mounted by a pivot pin to the telephone body for pivotal movement between a first position within the lower recess and a second position out of the lower recess, the flip stand serving to support the telephone body in a slightly inclined vertical orientation on a surface in the second position; an inverted V-shaped acoustic baffle defined between the telephone body, the flip stand and the surface on which the telephone is supported when the flip stand is in the second position; and a speaker mounted to the flip stand and oriented to transmit acoustic energy into the acoustic baffle.

Claims

1. A portable telephone comprising:

a telephone body having a lower recess at one side thereof;

a microphone mounted to said telephone body and into which a user speaks;

a receiver mounted to said telephone body and by which the user can listen when the receiver is placed adjacent an ear of the user;

a flip stand mounted to said telephone body for movement between a first position within said lower recess and a second position out of said lower recess, said flip stand serving to support said telephone body in an upright orientation on a surface in said second position;

an acoustic baffle defined between said telephone body, said flip stand and the surface on which the telephone is supported when said flip stand is in said second position, the acoustic baffle being open at at least one end thereof; and

a speaker oriented to transmit acoustic energy into said acoustic baffle and mounted to one of;

said telephone body, and

said flip stand.

2. A portable telephone according to claim 1, wherein said flip stand is pivotally mounted to said telephone body.

3. A portable telephone according to claim 1, further comprising pivot pin means for pivotally mounting an upper end of said flip stand to said telephone body.

4. A portable telephone according to claim 1, wherein said acoustic baffle has an inverted V-shaped configuration.

5. A portable telephone according to claim 1, further comprising:

a keypad mounted to said telephone body and by which telephone numbers can be dialed; and

a liquid crystal display (LCD) mounted to said telephone body for displaying information.

6. A portable telephone comprising:

a telephone body having a 1over recess at one side thereof;

a microphone mounted to said telephone body and into which a user speaks;

a receiver mounted to said telephone body and by which the user can listen when the receiver is placed adjacent an ear of the user;

a flip stand mounted to said telephone body for movement between a first position within said lower recess and a second position out of said lower recess, said flip stand serving to support said telephone body in an upright orientation on a surface in said second position;

an acoustic baffle defined between said telephone body, said flip stand and the surface on which the telephone is supported when said flip stand is in said second position, the acoustic baffle being open at at least one end thereof; and

a speaker mounted to said flip stand and oriented to transmit acoustic energy into said acoustic baffle.

7. A portable telephone according to claim 6, wherein said flip stand is pivotally mounted to said telephone body.

8. A portable telephone according to claim 6, further comprising pivot pin means for pivotally mounting an upper end of said flip stand to said telephone body.

9. A portable telephone according to claim 6, wherein said acoustic baffle has an inverted V-shaped configuration.

10. A portable telephone according to claim 6, further comprising:

a keypad mounted to said telephone body and by which telephone numbers can be dialed; and

a liquid crystal display (LCD) mounted to said telephone body for displaying information.

11. A portable telephone comprising:

a telephone body having a lower recess at one side thereof;

a microphone mounted to said telephone body and into which a user speaks;

a receiver mounted to said telephone body and by which the user can listen when the receiver is placed adjacent an ear of the user;

a flip stand mounted to said telephone body for movement between a first position within said lower recess and a second position out of said lower recess, said flip stand serving to support said telephone body in an upright orientation on a surface in said second position;

an acoustic baffle defined between said telephone body, said flip stand and the surface on which the telephone is supported when said flip stand is in said second position, the acoustic baffle being open at at least one end thereof; and

a speaker mounted to said telephone body and oriented to transmit acoustic energy into said acoustic baffle.

12. A portable telephone according to claim 11, wherein said flip stand is pivotally mounted to said telephone body.

13. A portable telephone according to claim 11, further comprising pivot pin means for pivotally mounting an upper end of said flip stand to said telephone body.

14. A portable telephone according to claim 11, wherein said acoustic baffle has an inverted V-shaped configuration.

15. A portable telephone according to claim 11, further comprising:

a keypad mounted to said telephone body and by which telephone numbers can be dialed; and

a liquid crystal display (LCD) mounted to said telephone body for displaying information.

16. A portable telephone comprising:

a telephone body having a lower recess at one side thereof;

two doors mounted to said telephone body for movement between a first position in covering relation to said lower recess and a second position exposing said lower recess, said doors serving to support said telephone body in a horizontal orientation on a surface in said second position;

an acoustic baffle defined between said telephone body, said doors and the surface on which the telephone is supported when said doors are in said second position, the acoustic baffle being open at at least one end thereof; and

a speaker oriented to transmit acoustic energy into said acoustic baffle and mounted to said telephone body.

17. A portable telephone according to claim 16, wherein said doors are hingedly mounted to said telephone body.

18. A portable telephone according to claim 16, further comprising:

a keypad mounted to said telephone body and by which telephone numbers can be dialed;

a liquid crystal display (LCD) mounted to said telephone body for displaying information;

a microphone mounted to said telephone body and into which a user speaks; and

a receiver mounted to said telephone body and by which the user can listen when the receiver is placed adjacent an ear of the user.