Folding portable telephone apparatus
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1. A folding portable telephone apparatus comprising:
- a first case body;
a second case body;
a hinge by which the first case body and the second case body are coupled so that the apparatus can be folded and unfolded; and
an antenna retractably and slantwise provided in the side of one of the first case body and the second case body in the direction of another case body with respect to the apparatus unfolded.
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Abstract
The invention supports an antenna (9) retractably from bottom to top via an antenna receiver section (8) on the side of the second case body (2) so that it is possible to fold/unfold the first case body (1) irrespective of the direction of the antenna (9) and whether the antenna (9) is stretched or housed.
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1. A folding portable telephone apparatus comprising:
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a first case body;
a second case body;
a hinge by which the first case body and the second case body are coupled so that the apparatus can be folded and unfolded; and
an antenna retractably and slantwise provided in the side of one of the first case body and the second case body in the direction of another case body with respect to the apparatus unfolded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
wherein a length of the hinge is made shorter than the length of said first case body and the second case body in the direction of width in order to form a neck portion when the main body is unfolded, wherein the antenna is provided in the neck portion. -
3. A folding portable telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first case body and second case body have approximate egg shapes.
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Current AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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Original AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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InventorsSuzuki, Suguru, Yanagibashi, Hidehiro, Nanmoku, Teruo, Kubo, Tetsuya, Kobayashi, Masao, Nagasawa, Naokazu
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Primary Examiner(s)Chiang, Jack
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Application NumberUS09/704,292Time in Patent Office1,259 DaysField of Search379/433.12, 379/433.13, 379/433.01, 455/90.03, 455/575.3, 455/575.4, 455/575.5, 455/575.7, 343/702, 343/805US Class Current379/433.13CPC Class CodesH04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. w...H04M 1/0245 using open/close detectionH04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating...
