GB2251154A - Locking telephone handset bracket - Google Patents

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GB2251154A
GB2251154A GB9123956A GB9123956A GB2251154A GB 2251154 A GB2251154 A GB 2251154A GB 9123956 A GB9123956 A GB 9123956A GB 9123956 A GB9123956 A GB 9123956A GB 2251154 A GB2251154 A GB 2251154A
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Mikko Halttunen
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Nokia Oyj
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Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04MTELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/04Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
    • H04M1/06Hooks; Cradles

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Abstract

The handset 1 has means 3, 4 for locking the handset to the bracket 2. The bracket has at one end a fixed tongue 5 and at the other end a locking tongue 6 which is pivotable about its axis 7 and at the cylindrical rear end of which there is formed a looking stud 8. Against the rear end of the locking tongue 6 there is mounted a slide 9 which has notches for the locking stud 8. The slide 9 is mounted against a spring 10. In the detachment step the tongue 5 at one end of the bracket remains in a notch 3 formed in the handset. When the handset 8 is pulled, the locking tongue 6 at the other end of the bracket pivots about its axis 7, whereupon the stud 8 at the cylindrical rear end of the looking tongue will push the slide 9 against the spring 10 as the stud 8 crosses the zone formed between the notches in the slide. When the locking tongue 6 pivots so much that the locking stud 8 will move across the zone in the slide 9 to the other notch, the handset will detach from the bracket. <IMAGE>

Description

Bracket for a handset The present invention relates to a mechanically operating bracket for the handset of a telephone, and concerns an automobile radio telephone.
The operation of handset brackets according to the state of the art is in general based on separate release latches difficult to use, on a magnet, or on a spring against which the user must first lift or press the handset and then pull the handset towards himself in order to detach it from the bracket. If the telephone and the operation of the bracket are not familiar to their user, the user must first experiment with different alternatives for detaching the handset from its bracket, and in this case the bracket mechanism may break if an attempt is made to detach the handset in a wrong manner by using force. It has been observed that the most natural way which in such cases is first experimented with is for the user to grip the handset and pull it towards himself in a direction perpendicular to the bracket. This observation has been exploited in the present invention.
The invention relates to a mechanical handset bracket which locks and releases the handset by using a guide surface and a pivotable locking device. The essential characteristics of the invention are presented in the accompanying claims.
In the bracket according to the invention, the natural movement and force of the hand are exploited, without separate release latches or magnets being required. The bracket according to the invention is inexpensive and small in size, thus being covered by the handset. The invention is described in greater detail with reference to Figure 1, which depicts the operation of one embodiment of a handset according to the invention, step by step Figure la depicts a handset 1 placed in a bracket 2. The handset has means 3, 4 by which the handset is locked to the bracket. The bracket has at one end a fixed tongue 5 and at the other end a locking tongue 6 which pivots about its axis 7 and in the cylindrical rear end of which there is a locking stud 8.
When so desired, there may be several locking studs. Against the rear end of the locking tongue 6 there is mounted a slide 9, which has notches for the locking stud 8. The slide 9 is mounted against a spring 10.
In Figure ib, the handset 1 has begun to be detached from its bracket 2. In this step the tongue 5 at one end of the bracket remains in the notch 3 formed in the handset. When the handset 8 is pulled, the locking tongue 6 at the other end of the bracket pivots about its axis 7, whereupon the stud 8 at the cylindrical rear end of the locking tongue will push the slide 9 against the spring 10 as the stud 8 crosses the zone formed in the slide between the notches.
When the locking tongue 6 pivots enough for the locking stud 8 to move across the zone in the slide 9 to the other notch, the locking tongue 6 will detach from the means 4 formed in the handset and the handset will be released from the bracket.
Under the action of the spring 10 the handset will bound into the hand and the bracket will remain in the open position (Figure lc). The bracket works correspondingly when the handset is put back into its place. By regulating the spring force it is possible to control the force required for detaching the handset.
A locking mechanism operating according to the principle of the invention can, when so desired, also be mounted at other locations in the apparatus; the attachment may be on the sides of the handset, on the receiver capsule, etc. In one embodiment of the invention the locking position can be used for the socalled hook function, i.e. for disconnecting the current from the telephone by means of a press switch.

Claims (3)

Claims
1. A bracket for a telephone handset, characterized in that the handset-has means (3, 4) for locking it to the bracket, which has at one end a fixed tongue (5) and at the other end a locking tongue (6) which is pivotable about its axis (7) and has a locking stud (8) formed at its cylindrical rear end and a slide (9) mounted against its rear end, the slide having notches, separated by a zone, for the locking stud (8), and the slide (9) being mounted against a spring (10), in which case, when the handset (8) is pulled, the locking tongue (6) at one end of the bracket will pivot about its axis (7), whereupon the stud (8) at the cylindrical rear end of the locking tongue will push the slide (9) against the spring (10) as the stud (8) crosses the zone formed between the notches in the slide and the handset will detach from the bracket.
2. A bracket according to Claim 1, characterized in that there is mounted in the bracket a press switch which disconnects the current when the handset is in place.
3. A bracket for a handset substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
GB9123956A 1990-12-04 1991-11-12 Locking mechanism for attachment of a bracket to a handset Expired - Fee Related GB2251154B (en)

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FI905975A FI94701C (en) 1990-12-04 1990-12-04 Actuator holder

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GB9123956D0 GB9123956D0 (en) 1992-01-02
GB2251154A true GB2251154A (en) 1992-06-24
GB2251154B GB2251154B (en) 1994-10-12

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GB2150396A (en) * 1983-09-28 1985-06-26 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Locking apparatus for a telephone handset
EP0235776A2 (en) * 1983-10-11 1987-09-09 Andreas Peiker Telephone, especially car telephone
EP0334305A2 (en) * 1988-03-24 1989-09-27 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Wall or desk mounted telephone

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2150396A (en) * 1983-09-28 1985-06-26 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Locking apparatus for a telephone handset
EP0235776A2 (en) * 1983-10-11 1987-09-09 Andreas Peiker Telephone, especially car telephone
EP0334305A2 (en) * 1988-03-24 1989-09-27 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Wall or desk mounted telephone

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FI94701C (en) 1995-10-10
FI905975A0 (en) 1990-12-04
FI94701B (en) 1995-06-30
GB9123956D0 (en) 1992-01-02
GB2251154B (en) 1994-10-12
FI905975A (en) 1992-06-05

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