Telephone and its holder

• US 6,570,987 B1
• Filed: 06/10/1996
• Issued: 05/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones UK Limited (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Saarikko, Anssi
• Primary Examiner(s): Trost, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ferguson, Keith
• Application Number:
  US08/661,220
• Time in Patent Office: 2,542 Days
• Field of Search: 379/454, 379/455, 379/446, 379/435, 379/436, 379/428, D14/149, D14/142, D14/138, D14/251, 455/89, 455/90, 455/575, 455/550, 455/462, 455/572, 455/573, 320/2, 320/5, 320/3
• US Class Current: 379/428.01
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/041 Allowing quick release of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/22 with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs F16M11/42 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/00 Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles heads thereof F16M11/02 ; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20 ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 ; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/11 Supports for sets, e.g. incorporating armrests

Abstract

The invention relates to a telephone and its desk top holder. The holder has three projections (7, 8) functioning as support points, and the lower end of the telephone has cavities correspond to them. A telephone placed in the holder will be kept in its place supported by the support points. Telephones of different forms can be placed in the same holder, provided that they have cavities corresponding to the projections of the holder.

Claims

1. A telephone and its holder, whereby the telephone has a lower end and the holder contains a space, into which the telephone can be placed with the lower end against a bottom of the space, characterized in that the bottom having three support points placed mutually in a triangular pattern and the lower end of the telephone having three correspondingly placed counterparts, which are fixed to the support points so that lateral movement or overturning of the telephone is prevented when the telephone is placed against the bottom, wherein the support points are projections or cavities and correspondingly the counterparts are mating cavities or projections, a side wall joins the bottom, and that the side wall has a vertical rib or groove, and that the telephone has a side surface having a counterpart groove or rib, whereby the ribs and grooves fit into each other to support the telephone when it is placed against the bottom.

2. A telephone having a lower end and which can be placed in a holder having a bottom, characterized in that the lower end of the telephone has three counterpart cavities placed mutually in a triangular pattern, so that the telephone can be placed in a holder having on the bottom three correspondingly located projecting support points wherein the cavities are sized and shaped to receive the projecting support points therein for mounting the telephone on the holder;

and that at least one of the counterpart cavities is in a battery attached to the telephone.

3. A telephone battery having a lower end and which can be placed from above into a holder having a bottom, characterized in that the lower end of the battery has at least one counterpart which, when the battery is mounted to a telephone, forms three counterparts placed mutually in a triangular pattern, so that the battery and the telephone attached to it can be placed in the holder having at the bottom three correspondingly located support points that mate with the three counterparts for stabily mounting the battery and the telephone in the holder.

4. A telephone battery having a lower end and which can be placed from above into a holder having a bottom, characterized in that the lower end of the battery has at least one counterpart which, when the battery is mounted to a telephone, forms three counterparts placed mutually in a triangular pattern, so that the battery and the telephone attached to it can be placed in the holder having at the bottom three correspondingly located support points that mate with the three counterparts for stabily mounting the battery and the telephone in the holder, wherein the holder further comprises electrical contacts separate from the three support points for contacting the telephone.

5. A telephone holder having a space, into which it is possible to place a telephone having a lower end, characterized in that the space has a bottom against which the lower end of a telephone is placed, the bottom having three support points placed mutually in a triangular pattern, so that a telephone can be placed against the bottom, the telephone having three correspondingly placed counterparts, wherein the support points and correspondingly placed counterparts comprise mating projections and cavities;

and the holder further comprises electrical contacts separate from the three support points for contacting the telephone.

6. A telephone holder having a receiving space for receiving a portion of a telephone, the space having a bottom, a rear wall, side walls and an open front wall, the holder further comprising three support points extending upward from the bottom in a triangular pattern with two of the support points being spaced from walls.

7. A telephone holder according to claim 6 wherein the two support points are located proximate the open front wall.

8. A telephone holder according to claim 7 wherein a third one of the support points is located proximate the rear wall, the third support point tapering upwards and forwards.