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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7751555 | Angle variable mechanism and desktop apparatus According to one embodiment, an angle variable mechanism includes: a fixed unit that has guide surfaces and coaxial shaft portions; a movable unit that includes an outer surface, a concave portion having side surfaces, guide grooves, and notches; and a lock member t... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7688971 | Network telephone expansion seat A network telephone expansion seat including a housing and a signal conversion module is provided. The housing has a bearing portion for disposing a network telephone thereon. The signal conversion module disposed inside the housing has a circuit substrate. At least... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7266391 | Expanded display and input-output device for mobile wireless telephone A keyboard and a microphone for inputting information, a display screen and a speaker for viewing or hearing information, and a processor, all mounted to or within a housing in the form of a laptop computer or hand-held computer. A phone interface has a slot, channe... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254424 | Mobile telephone station A mobile telephone station is disclosed having a receptacle comprising a bottom and one or more upstanding sides defining a compartment configured to removably receive a mobile telephone through a top opening. The receptacle may have one or more clips for retaining ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7197139 | Replaceable personal digital assistant cradle for a telephone A telephone set includes a cradle for receiving a selected electronic device, such as a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). The cradle comprises a cradle base and a cradle cover coupled to the cradle base. The cradle cover includes a support for selectively securing t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7130421 | Single piece versatile phone stand A telephone unit has a housing with a stand pivot mount on a bottom side and with an interaction surface at a top side. A single piece stand is provided with a first end connected to the housing via the pivot mount to allow pivoting relative to the housing about the... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7016491 | Telephone with cantilever beam type cradle and handset cradled thereon A telephone comprising: a planar housing; a planar support connected to the planar housing to rotationally support the planar housing; a cantilever beam type cradle on which a handset is to rest, the cradle being extended to one side of the planar support; and an an... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6973292 | Multi-function telephone handset A multi-function telephone handset comprises a handset body on which is defined a receiving space, and a holding element to which is mounted a receiver and a transmitter. Two opposite portions of the handset body are respectively formed in a receiver part and a tran... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6681022 | Two-way communication earpiece The two-way communication earpiece is a small, inconspicious, and comfortable earpiece which fits behind the ear for sound delivery and pickup. The earpiece may be used with a variety of communication devices, such as telephones, cellular telephones, two-... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6453046 | Extendible feet and baseplate for telephone and other electronic devices A baseplate for an electronic housing, containing a plurality of extendible feet. The baseplate includes a receptacle for each foot for accommodating the foot while retracted within the housing. Each receptacle includes guide slots for accommodating exten... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6445793 | Adjustable telephone system and method An adjustable telephone system includes a base and a support coupled to the base. The support is operable to dispose the base in a plurality of positions relative to a support surface. The telephone system also includes an actuator coupled to the support ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6351535 | Variable angle mechanism for desktop telephone A telephone set includes a telephone component and a base component supporting the telephone component at a plurality of angles. The two components have nested curved portions allowing mutual angulation while maintaining the nested relation, thus allowing... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6130944 | Multi-position telephone unit A one piece stand is utilized with a telephone console to provide multiple console orientations with respect to a mounting surface. The stand includes two or more mounting surfaces, each of which can be mounted to the base of the console to provide a part... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6101247 | Pay telephone A currency operated telephone, such as a coin operated telephone, and which is typically referred to as "pay telephone", having a uniquely designed outer housing capable of being wall mounted or supported in an upright or a self-standing position. The tel... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5999620 | Device having a base part, and a cover selected for external configuration An electronic device having a cover with a selected configuration, and an accessory electrically connectable to a main part. The main part has duplicate electrical connectors for use with different covers having different external configurations. The acce... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5889859 | Modular housing system A modular housing system (100) comprises a first housing unit (102), a second housing unit (104), and a clamp (600). The first housing unit (102) has a first bottom wall (610) and a first side wall (108). The second housing unit (104) has a second bottom ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5870427 | Method for multi-mode handoff using preliminary time alignment of a mobile station operating in analog mode A method for handoff of an analog connection within a cellular communication system which relies upon mobile station synchronization to a system time is disclosed herein. In order to reduce the acquisition time for a mobile station commencing operation in... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5864619 | Communications device equipped with wall-mount hook mechanism The present invention provides a telephone which can be reliably switched from a tabletop usage state to a wall-mount usage state by a simple operation. This telephone is equipped with a hook that protrudes when the telephone is mounted on a wall, and fit... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5826193 | Method and apparatus of facilitating interchanging the use of a mobile station and a permanently wired telephone set A method of facilitating interchanging the use of a mobile station and a permanently wired telephone set includes providing the number of the permanently wired telephone set as a bar code near the telephone set. A bar code reader is connected to the mobil... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5818925 | Viewing angle compensation of LCD display The characters of liquid crystal display devices (LCDs) normally exhibit asymmetrical visibility or identifiability dependent upon the direction from which the display is viewed. The asymmetrical identifiability is controllable by the bias applied to the ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5796585 | Electronic equipment mounting device To provide an electronic equipment mounting device having flexibility in the mounting direction, the device is provided with a mounting jig on which a plurality of tongues are formed and a housing whose flat faces having different areas have slits in them... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5784458 | Telephone having a hold function A telephone includes a telephone body, a handset and a telephone network line hold mechanism. The telephone body includes a handset cradle on which the handset is placed, a plurality of operation buttons and the like. The telephone is placed in the offhoo... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5761297 | Interconnection mechanism for a tiltable telephone display unit The interconnection mechanism preferably attaches a display unit to the cover of a telephone in a manner that allows the display unit to be rotated relative to the telephone. The interconnection mechanism includes a rotation edge on the telephone cover th... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5754642 | Telephone terminal having multiple handsets A telephone terminal has a plurality of handsets and at least one button to input a demand for starting an outgoing call or receiving an incoming call. The terminal includes a demand recognition unit for recognizing the input demand through the one button... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5748727 | Cordless telephone apparatus switchable between desktop and wall mount A telephone apparatus (100) includes a base (102) and a handset (104) configurable in a desktop mode and a wall mount mode. Spring loaded detents (132, 134) in the base (102) engage recesses in the handset (104) in wall mount mode to securely retain the h... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5721776 | Telephone line connector A telephone line connector for location between a telephone and a plurality of outlet sockets and in which the connector is connectable to a power cable. The connector has a plurality of input signal sockets and a common signal and power output socket. A ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5631959 | Method and apparatus for protecting circuitry accessible through metallic contacts from static discharge damage Electro-static discharge protection for sensitive circuitry in devices, which have exposed metallic contacts for accessing such circuitry, is achieved by providing switching apparatus in these devices. The switching apparatus isolates the sensitive circui... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5577118 | Telephone-terminal combination with plural keyboards A microprocessor-based telephone having a housing, a lower key panel positioned within a top portion of the housing, and an upper key panel hingedly mounted to the housing to swing away and reveal the lower key panel. The lower key panel carries an alphan... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5519776 | Cordless telephone with battery charger A cordless telephone set including a first groove and a second groove on each of the side faces of a handset, the first groove having an open end at a front edge of the side face, the second groove having an open end at a rear edge of the side face, a pai... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5440628 | Off-hook telephone with temporary park feature A telephone apparatus comprises a base and a handset. An inclined cradle is provided on the base for receiving the handset and is shaped such that a handset placed thereon normally falls naturally into a fully seated position. A switch responsive to the p... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5432836 | Interchangeable base arrangement for wall mount/desk mount telephone answering device A telephone device for selective mounting on a substantially horizontal or substantially vertical surface includes a housing having a top panel, and a base portion which is adapted to be alternatively mounted on a substantially horizontal and vertical sur... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5422951 | Low profile telephone set A low profile telephone set which may be used as a table type model or as a wall mount-type model. The telephone set includes a casing and a holder. The casing is formed with a front bottom surface and a back bottom surface forming a predetermined angle t... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5416838 | Telephone receiver with adjustable support for base and handset A pivotal bracket is attached to the base of a telephone receiver to permit a user to adjust the angle of the base. Preferably the bracket is wider than the base, and extends to one side to provide support for the handset. The bracket may be slidable alon... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414768 | Apparatus for electrically and mechanically connecting an auxiliary device to a main unit An interconnect bracket which mechanically and electrically connects an auxiliary device to a main unit. Very few additional parts are required and the auxiliary device is user installable with minimal tools. The interconnect bracket provides the electric... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5402487 | Telephone housing mounting plate A telephone housing is mounted on a metal plate that is secured in a fixed location on a room wall. The mounting plate has two vertical flanges extending along its side edges; hooks project forwardly from the flanges, for interengagement with vertical slo... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5373556 | Quick connect housing coupling and method A quick connection system and method for coupling two housings, e.g. a telephone and special function module, includes a bracket having at least one hole. The bracket comprises a slide latch having a slide latch aperture, with the bracket fastened to the ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5303292 | Low profile telephone set A low profile telephone set which may be used as a table type model or as a wall mount-type model. The telephone set includes a casing and a holder. The casing is formed with a front bottom surface and a back bottom surface forming a predetermined angle t... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5259028 | Telephone holder A telephone holder which can be secured to either the vertically extending side wall of a conveniently located item or a horizontally extending upwardly facing wall thereof, on which a telephone can be held for easy reach by a user. The holder includes a ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5228012 | Wristwatch radiotelephone A wristwatch radiotelephone has a plurality of arcuate members connected to one another in a series by rotatable connection mechanisms connected between adjacent members in the series. The connection mechanisms allow the arcuate members to be rotated rela... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5187743 | Telephone base with a display unit A telephone base with a display unit having a housing which is pivoted to the base. To locate the display unit in any desired angular position in simple manner, the housing has a convex outer surface formed on a constant radius centered on the pivotal axi... | 02/16/1993 |
