Radio pager having a protection lid

• US 5,657,210 A
• Filed: 06/12/1996
• Issued: 08/12/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Yamanaka, Toshiki
• Primary Examiner(s): Picard, Leo P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dinkins, Anthony
• Application Number:
  US08/662,075
• Time in Patent Office: 426 Days
• Field of Search: 361/752, 361/803, 361/755, 361/759, 361/801, 361/810, 361/747, 361/732, 361/683, 361/679-682, 361/684, 361/685, 340/825.44, 455/90, 455/347, 455/348, 455/349, 455/351, 455/352, 379/433, 379/440, 379/110, 379/58, 379/60, 235/146, 235/145 A, D14/257, D14/191, D14/188, 16/112, 16/114 R, 16/68, 16/268
• US Class Current: 361/814
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/1058 Pager holders or housings casings for electric apparatus H05K5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/086 Portable receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/088 with parts of the receiver detachable or collapsible

Abstract

A radio pager has a casing and a cover capable of covering the casing. A hinge structure for connecting the casing and cover has a fulcrum portion included in the casing, and a flexible bearing portion included in the cover and capable of mating with the fulcrum portion. A locking mechanism for locking the cover to the casing has a recess formed in the casing, and a flexible tongue included in the cover and capable of mating with the recess. The cover protects a display portion of the casing from damage and can be easily mounted and dismounted from the casing.

Claims

1. A radio pager comprising:

a casing having on one end wall thereof a transparent protection plate covering a display;

a cover for covering said one end wall of said casing;

a hinge structure for connecting one edge of said cover to one edge of said one end wall of said casing and allowing said cover to rotate about said one edge of said casing; and

a locking mechanism for selectively locking another edge of said casing facing said one edge to another edge of said one end wall of said casing facing said one edge;

said hinge structure comprising a fulcrum portion included in said casing, and a flexible bearing portion included in said cover and engageable with said fulcrum portion;

said locking mechanism comprising a recess formed in said casing, and a tongue extending out from said cover and engageable with said recess.

2. A radio pager as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fulcrum portion is positioned inward of an outermost contour line of said casing.