Handset holder
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1. A vehicle handset holder for mounting a handset to a vehicle, comprising:
- a cradle for carrying the handset;
a mount for attachment to a support surface; and
locating means for facilitating the removable coupling of the cradle and the mount, the locating means comprising a tongue and a groove for guiding the tongue to a position where the cradle and mount become latched;
wherein the cradle includes an antenna coupling for coupling an antenna of the handset to an external antenna of the vehicle when the handset is in the cradle.
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Abstract
A handset holder, such as a handsfree car kit, is disclosed. The car kit comprises a cradle (21) for carrying the handset and a cradle release mechanism (22) for releasably attaching the cradle (21) to a mount (23) fixed, for example to a vehicle dashboard. The holder comprises locating means comprising a tongue and groove for guiding the tongue to a position where the cradle and mount become latched.
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46 Claims
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1. A vehicle handset holder for mounting a handset to a vehicle, comprising:
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a cradle for carrying the handset;
a mount for attachment to a support surface; and
locating means for facilitating the removable coupling of the cradle and the mount, the locating means comprising a tongue and a groove for guiding the tongue to a position where the cradle and mount become latched;
wherein the cradle includes an antenna coupling for coupling an antenna of the handset to an external antenna of the vehicle when the handset is in the cradle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A handset holder comprising:
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a cradle for carrying the handset;
a mount for attachment to a support surface;
locating means for facilitating the removable coupling of the cradle and the mount, the locating means comprising a tongue, a groove for guiding the tongue to a position where the cradle and mount become latched, and a resilient member with a latch bar thereon extending into the groove for latching the cradle to the mount; and
user actuable means for unlatching the cradle and mount, the actuable means comprising a lever, and a button connected to the lever for rotating the lever when the button is actuated, wherein the lever acts on the resilient member to substantially remove the latch bar from the groove when the lever is rotated. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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18. A handset holder comprising:
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a cradle for carrying the handset;
a mount for attachment to a support surface;
locating means for facilitating the removable coupling of the cradle and the mount, the locating means comprising a tongue, a groove for guiding the tongue to a position where cradle and mount become latched, and a resilient member with a latch bar thereon extending into the groove for latching the cradle and mount; and
user actuable means for unlatching the cradle and mount, the actuable means comprising two buttons connected to two levers, the two levers being rotated when one of the two buttons is actuated, wherein the two levers act on the resilient member to substantially remove the latch bar from the groove when the two levers are rotated. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A handset holder comprising:
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a cradle for carrying the handset;
a mount for attachment to a support surface;
locating means for facilitating the removable coupling of the cradle and the mount, the locating means comprising a tongue, a groove for guiding the tongue to a position where cradle and mount become latched, and a resilient member with a latch bar thereon extending into the groove for latching the cradle and mount; and
user actuable means for unlatching the cradle and mount, the actuable means comprising two buttons connected to two levers, and each of the two buttons having an associated arm with teeth arranged such that the teeth mesh when the buttons are actuated by a user, wherein the two levers are rotated when one of the two buttons is actuated, and wherein the two levers act on the resilient member to substantially remove the latch bar from the groove when the two levers are rotated. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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