Mobile telephone handset with pivoting latch

{
  "publication_number": "US2006148539A1",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A1",
  "title": "Mobile telephone handset with pivoting latch",
  "abstract": "A mobile telephone handset includes an elongated housing having a carabiner latch pivotally attached at a battery door on the rear side of the housing. The carabiner latch includes a hook portion having a spring-biased latch pivotally attached thereto for attaching the latch to a support element, such as a strap, loop or ring attached to a back-pack or other article of wearing apparel. The latch is stored within a door recess that receives the latch for storage purposes. The latch can be swung outwardly away from the housing to a variety of positions. A cylindrical projection is disposed within the door recess for frictionally receiving a central opening of the latch. A finger grip recess disposed within the door facilitates the grasping of the latch when it is disposed within the recess to facilitate swinging it away from the housing and out of the recess.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A mobile device for attachment to a support element comprising: a housing having a front face for mounting a display and a keypad and a rear face having a battery door; a communication circuit contained within said housing and coupled to the display and the keypad; the battery door for covering a battery compartment within the housing, the battery door comprising: a recessed area; a centered projection disposed within the recessed area for frictionally receiving a central opening of a latch; a pivoting connection device for attaching the latch to the battery door; and the latch having the central opening such that the latch is seated within the door recess when the pivoting connection device is in a closed position, the pivoting connection device allowing the latch to rotate to a opened position. 2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the latch is a carabiner type latch having a hook portion and a spring biased latch portion. 3. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the battery door further comprises a finger grip recess to facilitate opening the battery door from the housing to expose the battery compartment. 4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the battery door further comprises a finger grip recess to facilitate grasping the latch when it is seated within the door recess. 5. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the battery door extends to a lower end of the housing, and wherein the door recess extends to the lower end such that the latch extends below the lower end of the housing when the latch is pivoted to an open position. 6. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the pivoting connection device comprises a stop for engaging the cylindrical projection to limit the movement of the latch. 7. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the stop holds the latch in a first position that is perpendicular to the rear face of the housing. 8. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the stop is spring loaded to retain the latch within the door recess in the closed position. 9. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the battery door is flush with the rear face of the housing when the latch is seated within the door recess. 10. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the centered projection is generally cylindrical and the central opening of the latch is generally cylindrical to allow the centered projection to frictionally hold the latch within the door recess. 11. A communication device housing comprising: a front face for holding a display and at least one keypad; a rear face having a battery door extending to a bottom end of the housing, the battery door comprising: a fastening member for attaching the battery door to the housing, the fastening member allowing the battery door to be removed from the housing; a latch having a center opening and a latch portion; a latch recess for storing the latch, the latch recess comprising an outwardly projecting member for frictionally engaging the center opening of the latch; and an attachment device for attaching the latch to the batter door, the attachment device having a spring for allowing the latch to rotate from a closed position wherein the latch is seated in the latch recess to an open position wherein the latch extends below the housing. 12. The communication device housing of claim 11, wherein the latch is a carabiner type latch having a hook portion and a spring biased latch portion. 13. The communication device housing of claim 11, wherein the housing further comprises a finger grip recess adjacent to a top portion of the battery door to facilitate opening the battery door from the housing to expose a battery compartment. 14. The communication device housing of claim 1, wherein the battery door further comprises a finger grip recess to facilitate grasping the latch when it is seated within the latch recess. 15. The communication device housing of claim 1, wherein the attachment device comprises a stop for engaging the outwardly projecting member to limit the movement of the latch. 16. The communication device housing of claim 15, wherein the stop holds the latch in a first position that is perpendicular to the rear face of the housing. 17. The communication device housing of claim 15, wherein the stop is spring loaded to retain the latch within the latch recess in the closed position. 18. The communication device housing of claim 11, wherein the battery door is flush with the rear face of the housing when the latch is seated within the door recess."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The present invention relates in general to a mobile telephone handset construction and a method of using it. It more particularly relates to such a new and improved mobile telephone handset construction which employs a novel technique for supporting the construction when not in use.\n\nMobile telephones have become popular to use in recent times. Such telephones typically employ wireless communication technology, and the telephone handset is small and compact in size to be conveniently portable. While such handset constructions are small and lightweight, they are sometimes difficult or somewhat bulky to transport in the sense that they are typically taken with the user and stored in a pocket or purse of the user. In this regard, should the mobile telephone be stored in the pocket or purse of the user, it is sometimes awkward for the user to retrieve the telephone when a call is being received. It is desirable, of course, for the user to retrieve quickly the mobile telephone so that the user can respond to the call promptly. There have been employed holsters or clips, which are adapted to attach telephones to the belt or wearing apparel of the user. In this manner, the user's telephone handset would not occupy space in the user's pocket or purse. However, using holsters, clips or other such handset supporting devices, while satisfactory for some applications, may not be entirely convenient to use for some applications, especially when the user is receiving a call. When receiving a call, it is desirable for the user to quickly free the telephone from the holster or clip to use the telephone instrument to answer the call.",
  "cpc": [
    "H04B 1/385",
    "A45F 5/02",
    "A45F 5/1516",
    "F16B 45/023",
    "F16B 45/026",
    "H04B 2001/3855",
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  ],
  "ipc": [
    "F16B 45/02",
    "H04B 1/38",
    "H04M 1/00",
    "H04M 1/02"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "JOHNSON GREGG A",
    "LA SPESA RICHARD E",
    "SIMEK MARK E",
    "WENDORFF JOHN J",
    "SHAANAN GAD"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "JOHNSON GREGG A",
    "LA SPESA RICHARD E",
    "SIMEK MARK E",
    "WENDORFF JOHN J",
    "SHAANAN GAD"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2006-03-06",
  "publication_date": "2006-07-06",
  "priority_date": "2002-05-20",
  "application_number": "US-36878906-A",
  "family_id": "33129726",
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