Cordless telephone set having charging terminal configured for holding handset

• US 6,044,281 A
• Filed: 08/14/1996
• Issued: 03/28/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Uniden Corporation (Cornwall Capital Management LP)
• Original Assignee: Uniden Corporation (Cornwall Capital Management LP)
• Inventors: Shirai, Toshiaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Bost, Dwayne D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LEGREE, TRACY MICHELLE
• Application Number:
  US08/696,455
• Time in Patent Office: 1,322 Days
• Field of Search: 455/462, 455/466, 455/571, 455/572, 455/573, 455/574, 455/575, 455/90, 455/550, 455/403, 320/108, 320/113, 320/115, 320/110, 320/114, 320/107, 379/426, 379/428, 379/433, 379/434, 379/438, 379/440, 379/441, 379/447, 379/449, 379/450, 379/453-455, D14/142, D14/145, D14/251, D14/253, D14/240, D14/140, D14/138, 439/848, 439/593
• US Class Current: 455/573
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

A cordless telephone set with a handset to be placed on a charger for a secondary battery to be charged wherein the handset has a concave section on its junction surface with the charger and also has a terminal provided on a side wall of the concave section and projecting from the side wall, the charger has a convex power supply terminal on its junction surface with the handset, and the projecting terminal on the side all of the concave section of the handset is engaged in a side wall of the convex power supply terminal of the charger for electric connection.

Claims

1. A cordless telephone set with a handset to be placed on a charger for a secondary battery to be charged;

wherein

said handset has a concave section on its junction surface with said charger and also has a terminal provided on a side wall of said concave section and projecting from said side wall;

said charger has a convex power supply terminal on its junction surface with said handset; and

the projecting terminal on the side wall of the concave section of said handset is engaged in a side wall of the convex power supply terminal of said charger for electric connection.

2. A cordless telephone set according to claim 1;

wherein the projecting terminal on the side wall of the concave section of said handset has a U-shaped form when viewed from the direction in which the convex power supply terminal of said charger is engaged, and a distance between two legs of said U-shaped section is smaller than a diameter of the convex power supply terminal of said charger.

3. A cordless telephone set according to claim 1;

wherein the side wall of the convex power supply terminal of said charger has a concave form section which is engaged with the projecting terminal on the side wall of the concave section of said handset.

4. A cordless telephone set according to claim 3;

wherein the projecting terminal on the side wall of the concave section of said handset has a U-shaped form when viewed from the direction in which the convex power supply terminal of said charger is engaged, and a distance between two legs of said U-shaped section is smaller than a diameter of the convex power supply terminal of said charger.

5. A cordless telephone set comprising:

a handset supplied by an electric power source and having at least one charging terminal electrically connected to said electric power source, and

a support element for holding said handset and having a charging circuit for charging said electric power source, and at least one power supply terminal electrically connected to said charging circuit, said power supply terminal and said charging terminal having engaging means to fasten said handset to said support element, wherein

said charging terminal comprises a female connector, and said power supply terminal comprises a male connector insertable into said female connector to charge said electric power source, said female connector and said male connector are configured to be clamped together so as to fasten said handset to said support element.

6. The cordless telephone set of claim 5, wherein said male connector comprises a pin having a head portion, a trunk portion, and a neck portion provided between the head and trunk portions.

7. The cordless telephone set of claim 6, wherein said female connector comprises a clamp portion for holding the neck portion of the pin to fasten said handset to said support element.

8. The cordless telephone set of claim 7, wherein said electric power source comprises a battery incorporated into said handset.