Mobile phone having mirror and light

• US 20050277453A1
• Filed: 06/09/2004
• Published: 12/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chong Taek Kim
• Original Assignee: Chong Taek Kim
• Inventors: Kim, Chong Taek
• Application Number:
  US10/864,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20050277453A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.800
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0235 Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/21 Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/22 Illumination; Arrangements for improving the visibility of characters on dials

Abstract

A mobile phone having a keypad arrangement and display formed on a housing unit. The housing unit having a battery compartment defined therein for housing a power supply and covered by a cover plate. A mirror being placed on a concealable portion of the housing unit. The concealable portion of the housing unit being the inner surface of the cover plate. The cover plate being mounted to slide interchangeably between an open position in which the battery compartment and mirror are revealed and a closed position in which the battery compartment and mirror are both concealed. In another embodiment, the concealable portion of the housing unit being the inner surface of a keypad cover unit formed and arranged on the housing unit to cover at least the keypad arrangement. The keypad cover unit being mounted to move interchangeably between an open position in which both the mirror and keypad arrangement are revealed and a closed position in which both the mirror and keypad arrangement are concealed. A light emitting device being placed adjacent the mirror for illuminating the area around the mirror.

Claims

1. A mobile phone comprising:

a housing unit;

a keypad arrangement formed on said housing unit;

a display formed on said housing unit;

a battery compartment formed within said housing unit;

a cover plate arranged and formed on said housing unit to cover said battery compartment, said cover plate having an inner surface facing said battery compartment; and

,

a mirror disposed on said inner surface of said cover plate.

2. The mobile phone as described in claim 1 wherein said cover plate is formed to slide between a closed position and open position;

wherein said closed position, the cover plate completely covers said battery compartment to hide the mirror; and

,

wherein said open position, the cover plate extends outward from the housing unit to reveal the mirror.

3. The mobile phone as described in claim 1 wherein said cover plate is hingeably mounted onto said housing unit.

4. The mobile phone as described in claim 1 further comprising a light emitting device disposed adjacent said mirror and a power supply unit for supplying power to the light emitting device.

5. A mobile phone comprising:

a housing unit;

a keypad arrangement formed on said housing unit;

a display formed on said housing unit;

a keypad cover unit disposed on said housing unit to cover at least said keypad arrangement, said keypad cover unit having an inner surface facing said keypad arrangement when said keypad cover unit covers said keypad arrangement; and

,

a mirror disposed on said inner surface of said cover plate.

6. The mobile phone as described in claim 5 wherein said keypad cover unit is formed to slide between a closed position and open position;

wherein said closed position, the keypad cover unit covers at least said keypad arrangement to conceal the mirror; and

,

wherein said open position, the keypad cover unit extends outward from the housing unit to reveal the mirror.

7. The mobile phone as described in claim 5 wherein said keypad cover unit is hingeably mounted onto said housing unit.

8. The mobile phone as described in claim 5 further comprising a light emitting device disposed adjacent said mirror and a power supply unit for supplying power to the light emitting device.

9. In a mobile phone comprising a housing unit, a keypad arrangement and display formed on said housing unit, with said improvement comprising;

a light emitting device formed on said housing unit to function as a flashlight;

a power supply unit for supplying power to the light emitting device; and

,

a switch formed on the housing unit for activating and deactivating the light emitting device.

10. The mobile phone as described in claim 9 further comprising a keypad cover unit disposed on said housing unit to cover at least said keypad arrangement, said keypad cover unit having an inner surface facing said keypad arrangement when said keypad cover unit covers said keypad arrangement;

and,

a mirror disposed on said inner surface of said cover plate.

11. The mobile phone as described in claim 9 further comprising:

a battery compartment formed within said housing unit;

a cover plate arranged and formed on said housing unit to cover said battery compartment, said cover plate having an inner surface facing said battery compartment; and

,

a mirror disposed on said inner surface of said cover plate.