WO1989009524A1 - Ameliorations apportees a des combines telephoniques - Google Patents

Ameliorations apportees a des combines telephoniques Download PDF

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WO1989009524A1
WO1989009524A1 PCT/AU1989/000129 AU8900129W WO8909524A1 WO 1989009524 A1 WO1989009524 A1 WO 1989009524A1 AU 8900129 W AU8900129 W AU 8900129W WO 8909524 A1 WO8909524 A1 WO 8909524A1
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speaker
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telephone handset
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Peter John Marks
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/03—Constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. telephone hand-sets
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/04—Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
    • H04M1/05—Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast

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  • the present invention relates to the provision of a telephone handset of ergonomic design,
  • the functionality of the modern telephone is far greater than the original devices and the telephone of today is even more refined than those of a just a few years ago.
  • the conventional handset In use, as specifically designed, the conventional handset requires the user to position the grip portion, and thus the hand, between his/her ear and mouth which raises the arm up and away from the body whilst also creating a lateral twisting motion of the wrist.
  • Complex anatomical interactions are involved in performing the seemingly simple task of holding a telephone handset.
  • the shoulder, upper and lower arm, the wrist and the hand must all be engaged then remain stressed to hold the conventional telephone in the position the handset was designed to retain to maintain and maximise efficiency of useage of the handset.
  • the present invention sets out to provide a design which minimises the energy required in lifting, holding and replacing the handset, while reducing the anatomical stress needed to retain the optimum technical position.
  • Obvious advantages stem from improved design particularly in long conversations.
  • a telephone handset having a body comprising a speaker portion, microphone portion and a handle portion, joining said speaker and microphone portions, wherein said speaker portion include,; an ear engaging portion which is pivotally or flexibly supported relative to said handle portion such that in use the speaker portion is maintained substantially aligned with a users ear irrespective of the location of the hand piece.
  • a telephone handset having a body comprising a speaker portion, microphone portion, and a handle portion, wherein said speaker portion is flexed, or hinged, or universally movable relative to the users ear in use.
  • the handset includes a resilient material to provide a flexible soft pad which upon contact with the ear is adapted to re-position and conform to an angle relative to the head of the user to follow the natural line of the ear.
  • the speaker portion is attached to the body portion of the handset by a universal pivotal connection to allow at least partial rotatable movement relative to said handset in an axis generally along and laterally of the handset to ensure substantial alignment of the speaker portion with the ear of a user when in use.
  • At least the speaker portion is provided with a cap member, preferably of soft foam like material, said cap member being slidably mounted relative to said speaker portion so as to align itself in use with the ear of a user.
  • the cap member may be of hard material mounted on a universally pivotal speaker portion.
  • the speaker portion of the handset includes an ear piece, a cap member mounted on said ear piece, said cap member being slidable relative to said ear piece to allow relative movement such that when engaged with a user's ear in use, it will align with the ear.
  • the cap member may be positioned on the ear piece and be under the influence of a biasing spring or like member allowing movement of the cap member to substantially align itself with a user's ear in use but returning the cap member to a stable "at rest" position when not in use.
  • a telephone handset including a speaker portion, handle portion and mouthpiece portion in which the speaker portion is moveable relative to said handle portion to substantially align with the line of the ear of a user in use, said handset being encased in soft plastic material.
  • the handset includes a reinforcing mesh of stiff material encased by said soft plastic material.
  • the speaker portion is fitted with an ear piece of soft foam like material adapted to be removably secured to said speaker portion such as by clip means.
  • the speaker portion and microphone portion are integrally connected or formed together and pivotally and releasably mounted on the handset body so that movement of the ear piece to align with the user's ear in use will also move the microphone portion relative to said body.
  • the microphone and ear piece device may include a support arm such that the device can be used as a self-supporting ear phone and microphone set.
  • Figures 3 and 4 show an elevation and plan view of a further embodiment of the invention
  • FIGS 5 and 6 show elevational views of further embodiments of the invention.
  • Figures 7 and 8 show an elevation and plan view of a further embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 9 shows an elevational view of a further embodiment of the handset.
  • Figures 9A and 98 are partial cutaway views showing two pivotal connections as fitted to a telephone handset.
  • Figure 10 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of a telephone handset.
  • figure 11 is a perspective view of an adaptation of the embodiment shown in Figure 10.
  • Figure 11A is a side view of the adaptation of Figure 11 in use.
  • Figure 12 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of a telephone handset.
  • Figure 12A is a perspective view of a cover member for the handset shown in Figure 12.
  • Figure 13 is a side view of a further embodiment of a telephone handset.
  • Figure 14 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of a handset.
  • Figure 14A is a partial perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 14. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
  • mouth piece and handle piece 10 and 11 are indicated by common reference numerals and can be considered to have a similar construction.
  • the different embodiments relate in most instances to the provision of a flexing or pivotal ear piece in accordance with the inventive concept.
  • the handle 10 has mounted at one end a microphone 11 and at its other end an ear piece 15 which is resiliently or flexibly mounted at 16 to the hand portion 10.
  • the ear piece 15 has a face engaging portion 12 which may be flexible in the area at or near its end to smoothly engage the users face adjacent his ear.
  • the ear piece 15 incorporates a speaker 14 and a cap member 13 which may be replaceable and is preferably of soft foam material.
  • the cap members 13 may be easily replaceable and if desired may be produced in various colours.
  • the hand piece engages the users face in the vicinity of the ear on the cheek bone and the ear piece may flex about point 16 in order that the surface of the cap easily aligns with the users ear in use.
  • the hand piece may be of conventional construction including hand portion
  • a cap member 17 is slidably mounted on the ear piece 15 and attached to the handle piece by a flexible member 18. The arrangement is such that when the hand piece is in use the cap member 17 engages with the users ear and flexes about the connection member 18 to align itself with the users ear.
  • cap members 19 and 21 show different embodiments of cap members 19 and 21.
  • the cap member 19 is mounted on ear piece 24 in slidable relationship under the influence of a bias spring 20 such that the cap member moves relative to the ear piece 24 under the pressure of application to a users ear to substantially align itself with the users ear in a comfortable position.
  • the cap member 21 is slidably mounted on an ear piece 23 and incorportes a concertina portion 22 allowing flexibility of movement of the cap member 21 to align itself with the users ear in use.
  • the hand piece 10 and microphone portion 11 incorporate a movable microphone mounted upon arm 25 pivotally connected to one end of the handle portion 10 at 26.
  • the ear piece 15 is otherwise manufactured in similar manner to that shown in figure 1 incorporating a cheek bone rest portion 12 and cap member
  • the arrangement is such that the ear piece and microphone member can pivot about pivot point 26 so that the microphone remains adjacent the users mouth whilst the cap member is aligned with the users ear.
  • the microphone or ear piece remains aligned with the ear independently of the movement or disposition of. the handle portion.
  • a handset 30 including a microphone portion 31, a pivot connection 32 and speaker or ear piece portion 33.
  • FIGS 9A and 9B show in more detail two embodiments of the pivotal connection between the ear piece 33 and the body of the handset 30.
  • the pivotal connection
  • the speaker portion 33 includes a further shaft 35 extending perpendicularly to shaft 34. This enables the speaker portion to rotate about two pivot points to allow universal movement of the ear piece relative to the body 30.
  • the ear piece 33 is mounted upon a shaft 37 mounted in slots 39 in the body of the handpiece.
  • the shaft is biased by a compression spring 38 to a stable position in the slots 39 but is sufficiently pliable to allow movement of the ear piece 33 to align itself substantially with the line of a user's ear in use.
  • a handpiece 40 having a housing slot 41 in which an ear piece and microphone 42,43 are mounted in pivotal fashion about a pivot point 44 in the housing.
  • the ear piece 42 includes a soft pad 43 for contact with the ear of a user.
  • the pivot point 44 allows pivotal movement of the ear piece and pad 42,43 and concurrently with any movement of the ear piece the microphone portion 41 and associated arm 41a as shown in phantom outline also is moved to maintain the position of the micrphone relative to the mouth of the user whilst aligning the pad on the piece with the ear of the user.
  • the microphone portion 41, ear piece 42 and arm 41a are removable from the body 40 and can be utilised as a separate headphone set as shown in Figure 11A.
  • a handset body 50 is provided with an ear piece 51, microphone 52 and soft padding material 53 over the ear piece to enclose the speaker.
  • the ear piece 51 is mounted at the top of the body by a pivoting ball joint 54 to allow universal movement of the speaker portion and cap relative to the user's ear.
  • the microphone portion is shown fitted with a sheath 55 for fitment over the microphone portion and handset body to protect the body and also to enable decoration of the body with different coloured materials.
  • this shows a soft pad material 60 fully enclosing the speaker portion 61 mounted on the handset 62 fitted with a microphone 63.
  • the pad material 60 is of foam like material to allow flexing of the material relative to the ear of a user when pressed against the ear to allow substantial alignment with the line of the ear of the user.
  • the handset body 70 is fitted with a microphone 71, speaker portion 72 and a freely pivoting portion 73.
  • the body portion is encased with a tough plastic mesh material 74 which in turn is coated with soft plastic material forming a totally enclosing outer shell 75 over the body portion of the handset.
  • the speaker portion is preferably fitted with a sound proofed ear piece 76 as best shown in Figure 14A wherein the ear piece material can be clipped by legs 77 over the speaker portion 72 of the handset.
  • the handpiece of the present invention incorporating a speaker portion and microphone portion is both a functional device having an ergonomic shape and operation which is able to inter-react with the user in a comfortable practical manner without loss of aesthetic appearance.

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Abstract

Un combiné téléphonique ergonomique (10, 30, 40, 50, 62, 70) comporte un corps comprenant une partie d'écouteur (13, 14, 23, 24, 33, 42, 51, 61, 72, 76), une partie de microphone (11, 31, 41, 52, 63, 71) et une partie de poignet reliant la partie d'écouteur et la partie de microphone. Dans ledit combiné, la partie d'écouteur comprend une partie en contact avec l'oreille, qui est soutenue pivotante (16, 26, 32, 34, 37, 44, 54, 73) ou flexible (13, 17, 22, 38, 43, 53, 60, 76) par raport à la partie de poignet, de sorte que lors de l'utilisation la partie d'écouteur est maintenue essentiellement en alignement avec l'oreille de l'utilisateur quelle que soit la position du combiné. La partie d'écouteur peut être montée sur une articulation pivotante (26, 36, 37, 32, 73) ou sur une articulation universelle (54). L'écouteur peut être fabriqué en matériau du type mousse flexible (13, 19, 22, 43, 53, 60, 76) pour permettre un contact confortable entre ledit support flexible et l'oreille de l'utilisateur, l'écouteur restant ainsi en alignement avec l'oreille indépendamment des mouvements de la partie de poignet. La partie de corps peut être enfermée dans un matériau réticulé en plastique dur (74), qui est à son tour recouvert d'un matériau en plastique souple formant une enveloppe extérieure totalement fermée (75) autour de la partie de corps du combiné. L'écouteur (15) peut comporter une partie d'appui (12) sur la pommette.
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GB2264207A (en) * 1992-02-04 1993-08-18 Technophone Ltd Portable telephone with cushioned earpiece
US5369788A (en) * 1991-09-30 1994-11-29 Nec Corporation Miniature portable radio communication apparatus
US5491507A (en) * 1992-10-23 1996-02-13 Hitachi, Ltd. Video telephone equipment
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US5369788A (en) * 1991-09-30 1994-11-29 Nec Corporation Miniature portable radio communication apparatus
GB2264207A (en) * 1992-02-04 1993-08-18 Technophone Ltd Portable telephone with cushioned earpiece
GB2264207B (en) * 1992-02-04 1995-09-20 Technophone Ltd Portable telephone
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