EP0701357A2
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Radio telephone holder
Assignee: Nokia Oyj
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Filing: 1995-09-07
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2015-09-07
Abstract
Abstract A radio telephone cradle for holding a handset and providing a battery recharging facility. A catch is provided for securing the handset relative to the cradle member to maintain electrical contact between the telephone's battery and the charger when the telephone is stowed in the cradle.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Overy
- 👤 Sean Prior
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 14:49
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/70; H02J7/731; H01; H01R; H01R2201/00; H01R2201/16; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A holder for charging a radio telephone battery disposed within a housing comprising a cradle member, means for supplying charging current for charging the battery, an electrical contact disposed to allow electrical contact between the battery and the means for supplying charging current on positioning the housing in the cradle member, and means for releasably locking the housing relative to the cradle member in such a position that electrical contact between the battery and the means for supplying charging current is maintained.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
27 words
A holder according to claim 1 wherein the means for releasably locking is locked and released by successive depressions of the housing relative to the cradle member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A holder according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the means for releasably locking comprises a latching member disposed on the cradle for engagement with a complementary latching member disposed on the housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A holder according to claim 3 wherein the latching member disposed on the cradle comprises a carriage movable between a first position and second position under the action of a resilient member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
A holder according to claim 4 wherein the complementary latching member is a slot and the carriage comprises an arm carrying a catch movable between positions in which the catch is respectively engaged with and disengaged from the slot.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A holder according to claim 5 wherein the arm is resilient and has a camming surface that abuts a lip on the cradle member as the carriage moves between the first and second positions causing the arm to divert from its unbiased position to move the catch between the engaged and disengaged positions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
69 words
A holder according to any one of claims 4 to 6 wherein the latching member comprises a locking member for respectively maintaining the carriage in the first and second positions having a channel for receiving a holding member, the holding member travelling relative to the channel under action of the resilient member between first and second stable positions corresponding respectively to the first and second positions of the carriage.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A holder according to any one of claims 1 or 2 wherein the means for releasably locking comprises an element disposed on the cradle member for cooperating with a complementary element fixed in relation to the housing in abutting relation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A holder according to claim 8 wherein the element disposed on the cradle member comprises a fixed protrusion for engagement with a complementary slot.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A holder according to claim 8 or claim 9 wherein the abutting relation is maintained by a spring bias.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
A holder according to any preceding claim wherein the housing comprises a radio telephone apparatus.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
83 words
Apparatus comprising a radio telephone battery disposed within a housing, a cradle member for receiving the housing, means for supplying charging current for charging the battery, an electrical contact disposed to allow electrical contact between the battery and the means for supplying charging current on positioning the housing within the cradle member, and means for releasably locking the housing relative to the cradle member in such a position that electrical contact is maintained between the battery and the means for supplying charging current.
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