Holder for a clamshell-type mobile phone

Patent 7319887 Issued on January 15, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date:

November 27, 2023. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Patent References

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Inventor

Mollinari, Maurizio

Assignee

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB

Application

No. 10543112 filed on 11/27/2003

US Classes:

455/557, Interface attached device (e.g., interface with modem, facsimile, computer, etc.)455/550.1, Radiotelephone equipment detail455/569.1, Hands-free or loudspeaking arrangement455/575.1, Housing or support379/433.13, Rotatable mechanism (e.g., hinge)379/455, Handset holder379/445, Locking device320/115, With charger stand or base320/114, For handheld device455/573Battery charging

Examiners

Primary: Kincaid, Lester G.
Assistant: Lam, Hung

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

Foreign Patent References

0 980 792 EP 02/01/2000

International Class

H04B 1/38

Abstract

The present invention relates to a holder for a clamshell-type mobile phone with two parts connected to each other and foldable onto each other by a hinge. The holder includes a holding structure having two opposing sidewalls for releasably holding one part of the mobile phone. The holder includes a lower sidewall with a connector configured to connect to a corresponding connector of the mobile phone. The two opposing sidewalls and the lower sidewall together define an inside portion of the holding structure. The two opposing sidewalls respectively include a protruding element protruding towards the inside portion of the holding structure and configured to engage into respective apertures of the hinge of the mobile phone.