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Portable radiotelephone and holder for mounting within a vehicle

  • US 5,659,887 A
  • Filed: 04/21/1994
  • Issued: 08/19/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A message communication apparatus for a vehicle to be utilized, after actuation, without the use of an operator'"'"'s hands comprising:

  • a portable radiotelephone being integrally provided with an earphone, a microphone, a transmitter, a receiver and an earphone microphone jack;

    a holder for receiving said portable radiotelephone therein and located within a driving compartment of the vehicle;

    a flexible cord extending from said holder, said flexible cord having a plug located at a distal end thereof for engagement with said jack;

    an external microphone and an external amplifier being connectable through said holder and said flexible cord to said earphone microphone jack of said portable radiotelephone;

    an external speaker being connected to said external amplifier for amplifying a received audio signal of said receiver of said portable radiotelephone, said external speaker receiving the amplified audio signal for providing sound from said external speaker, said external microphone being connectable through said holder and said flexible cord to said earphone microphone jack of said portable radiotelephone so as to enter a transmitting voice into said transmitter of said portable radiotelephone without the use of an operator'"'"'s hands; and

    fixing means provided on said holder for fixedly holding the outer periphery of said portable radiotelephone, said fixing means including a first U-shaped arm and a second U-shaped arm, each of said U-shaped arms having a pair of side arm members interconnected by a central cross arm member, first and second pivot members for pivotally mounting each of said side arm members of said first and second U-shaped arms, respectively, to opposed sides of said holder for pivotal movement about a common pivot axis such that said central cross arm member of each of said first and second U-shaped arms may engage a front surface of said portable radiotelephone located in said holder, and at least one spring for biassing said first U-shaped arm toward said front surface of said portable radiotelephone located in said holder.

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