Cradle for mobile telephone or other electrical device
First Claim
1. A receptacle or cradle for receiving a mobile telephone or other electrical or electronic device, comprising a base unit and a carriage moveable with respect to the base unit for receiving the mobile telephone or other device, wherein the base unit is provided with suitable electrical contact terminals for connection with corresponding electrical contact terminals of the mobile telephone or other device and wherein the carriage is restrained from movement in a first receiving position to receive the mobile telephone or other device and wherein the contact terminals of the unit are protected or shielded from damage by virtue of being excluded from making contact with the corresponding contact terminals of the telephone or other device until a predetermined alignment of the telephone or other device relative to the unit is achieved, the carriage having disengagement means associated therewith to allow travel of the carriage once the predetermined alignment of the telephone is achieved, whereupon the carriage is free to travel to a second in use position in which contact between the contact terminals of the telephone and unit is achieved, the carriage being once again restrained from movement in the second in use position to allow contact to be maintained and having a further disengagement means associated therewith to release the carriage from its second in use position in order to release the mobile telephone or other device from the unit.
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Abstract
A receptacle or cradle (11) for receiving a mobile telephone (22) or other electrical or electronic device is disclosed. The receptacle (11) comprises a base unit (12) and a carriage moveable (13) with respect to the base unit (12) for receiving the mobile telephone (22) or other device. The base unit (12) is provided with suitable electrical contact terminals (20) for connection with corresponding electrical contact terminals (21) of the mobile telephone (22). The carriage (13) is restrained from movement in a first receiving position to receive the mobile telephone (22) and the contact terminals (20) of the unit (12) are protected or shielded from damge by virtue of being excluded from making contact with the corresponding contact terminals (21) of the telephone (22) until a predetermined aligment of the telephone (22) relative to the unit (12) is achieved. The carriage (13) has disengagement means associated with it in order to allow travel of the carriage (13) once the predetermined alignment of the telephone (22) is achieved, whereupon the carriage (13) is free to travel to a second in use position in which contact between the contact terminals (21) of the telephone (22) and unit (12) is achieved. The carriage (13) is once again restrained from movement in the second in use position to allow contact to be maintained. The carriage (13) has further disengagement means associated with it in order to release the carriage from its second is use position and thereby to release the mobile telephone (22) from the unit (12) as required.
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12 Claims
- 1. A receptacle or cradle for receiving a mobile telephone or other electrical or electronic device, comprising a base unit and a carriage moveable with respect to the base unit for receiving the mobile telephone or other device, wherein the base unit is provided with suitable electrical contact terminals for connection with corresponding electrical contact terminals of the mobile telephone or other device and wherein the carriage is restrained from movement in a first receiving position to receive the mobile telephone or other device and wherein the contact terminals of the unit are protected or shielded from damage by virtue of being excluded from making contact with the corresponding contact terminals of the telephone or other device until a predetermined alignment of the telephone or other device relative to the unit is achieved, the carriage having disengagement means associated therewith to allow travel of the carriage once the predetermined alignment of the telephone is achieved, whereupon the carriage is free to travel to a second in use position in which contact between the contact terminals of the telephone and unit is achieved, the carriage being once again restrained from movement in the second in use position to allow contact to be maintained and having a further disengagement means associated therewith to release the carriage from its second in use position in order to release the mobile telephone or other device from the unit.
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