Radiotelephone
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1. An electronic radiotelephone comprising:
- a first user exchangeable non-planer cover part for changing the appearance of the radiotelephone wherein the cover part having a plurality of contours;
a second user exchangeable non-planer cover part for changing the appearance of the radiotelephone;
an inner housing for retaining and protecting the electronic components of the radio telephone while user is exchanging the user exchangeable non-planer cover parts and the inner housing having contours matching the plurality of contours of the first user exchangeable non-planer cover part so that the first user exchangeable non-planer cover part and the inner housing can fit snugly together;
first user-releasable attaching means for releasable attaching the first cover part to the inner housing, wherein the first cover part, when attached to the inner housing, is presented towards a user during operation of the radiotelephone; and
second user-releasable attaching means for releasably attaching the second user exchangeable non-planer cover part to the inner housing, wherein the second user exchangeable non-planer cover part, when attached to the inner housing, faces away from the user during operation of the radiotelephone.
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An electronic radiotelephone comprising a first housing, a second housing, and an inner housing having retaining means for retaining to the inner housing the electronic components of the radiotelephone; and first releasable attaching means for releasable attaching the first housing to the inner housing, wherein the first housing, when attached to the inner housing, is presented towards a user during operation of the radiotelephone; and second releasably attaching means for releasable attaching the second housing to the inner housing, wherein the second housing, when attached to the inner housing, faces away from the user during operation of the radiotelephone.
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14 Claims
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1. An electronic radiotelephone comprising:
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a first user exchangeable non-planer cover part for changing the appearance of the radiotelephone wherein the cover part having a plurality of contours;
a second user exchangeable non-planer cover part for changing the appearance of the radiotelephone;
an inner housing for retaining and protecting the electronic components of the radio telephone while user is exchanging the user exchangeable non-planer cover parts and the inner housing having contours matching the plurality of contours of the first user exchangeable non-planer cover part so that the first user exchangeable non-planer cover part and the inner housing can fit snugly together;
first user-releasable attaching means for releasable attaching the first cover part to the inner housing, wherein the first cover part, when attached to the inner housing, is presented towards a user during operation of the radiotelephone; and
second user-releasable attaching means for releasably attaching the second user exchangeable non-planer cover part to the inner housing, wherein the second user exchangeable non-planer cover part, when attached to the inner housing, faces away from the user during operation of the radiotelephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A first user exchangeable non-planer cover part having a plurality of contours and a second user exchangeable cover part for an inner electronic radiotelephone housing having a plurality of contours and retaining means for retaining to the inner housing the electronic components of the radiotelephone, the first user exchangeable cover part and the second user exchangeable cover part having releasable attaching means for releasable attaching to the inner housing so that the first user exchangeable cover part is presented to a user during operation of the radiotelephone when the first user exchangeable cover part is releasable attached to the inner housing and the second user exchangeable cover part faces away from the user during operation of the radiotelephone when the second user exchangeable cover part is releasable attached to the inner housing, and wherein the plurality of contours of the first user exchangeable cover match the plurality of contours of the inner electronic radiotelephone housing so that the first user exchangeable non-planer cover part and the inner electronic radiotelephone housing can fit snugly together.
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12. An electronic radiotelephone comprising:
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a first user exchangeable cover part having a plurality of contours, a second user exchangeable cover part, and an inner housing retaining the electronic components of the radiotelephone while user is exchanging the user exchangeable non-planer cover parts and having contours matching the plurality of contours of the first user exchangeable non-planer cover part so that the first user exchangeable non-planer cover part and the inner housing can fit snugly together; and
first releasable attaching means for releasable attaching the first user exchangeable cover part to the inner housing, wherein the first cover part, when attached to the inner housing, is presented towards a user during operation of the radiotelephone; and
second releasable attaching means for releasable attaching the second cover part to the inner housing, wherein the second user exchangeable cover part, when attached to the inner housing, faces away from the user during operation of the radiotelephone;
wherein the first and second user exchangeable cover parts have interlocking means which are arranged to interlock the first and second user exchangeable cover parts when the first and second user exchangeable cover parts are attached to the inner housing. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A set of exchangeable cover parts for enclosing a radiotelephone body containing the electronic components of the radiotelephone, said set of user exchangeable cover parts includes:
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an user exchangeable front cover and an user exchangeable rear cover, a first one of said set of user exchangeable cover parts includes;
gripping means for interacting with complementary means provided on the radiophone body, and resilient locking means for engaging with complementary locking means provided on the radiophone body, whereby said first one of said set of user exchangeable cover parts may be snapped-on to the radiophone body, said second one of said set of user exchangeable cover parts includes;
gripping means for interacting with complementary means provided on the radiophone body, locking means for engaging said resilient locking means of said first user exchangeable cover part in order to prohibit a release of said snap-on connection when the set of user exchangeable cover parts are assembled with the radiophone body sandwiched in between, and locking and release means for interacting with locking means on the radiophone body in order to block the slidability of said second one of said set of user exchangeable cover parts relatively to the radiophone body, and said locking and release means are releasable by means of a user operated release button.
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