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US5235571A
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Dictation machine which is hand-held in operation
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1991-12-04
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Granted: 1993-08-10
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Expires: 2011-12-04
Abstract
Abstract In a hand-held dictation machine (1), which comprises a substantially elongate housing (2) comprising a cover wall (8), a base wall (9), a first longitudinal side wall (10), a second longitudinal side wall (11), an upper transverse side wall (12) and a lower transverse side wall (13), a switch grip (23) is arranged at the first longitudinal side wall (10) in the upper part (6) of the housing (2), which switch grip can be actuated by the thumb of one hand. The first longitudinal side wall (10) is inclined in the upper part (6) towards the second longitudinal side wall (11) and comprises two wall portions (25, 26) interconnected by a transitional portion (24), the switch grip (23) being arranged at the upper wall portion (25).
Inventors
- 👤 Konrad Ellermeier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 00:11
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B25/00; G11B25/06; G11B25/063; G11B33/00; G11B33/12; G11B33/121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
221 words
A dictation machine which is held in one hand during operation, the machine comprising a substantially elongate housing which extends in its longitudinal direction between an upper part and a lower part and comprises a cover wall, a base wall, a first longitudinal side wall, a second longitudinal side wall, an upper transverse side wall and a lower transverse side wall, and a switch grip which is arranged at the first longitudinal side wall in the upper part and which can be actuated by the thumb of one hand to switch on and switch off at least one operating function of the dictation machine, characterised in that: the first longitudinal side wall of the housing in the upper part is inclined towards the second longitudinal side wall, the first longitudinal side wall including a lower and an inclined upper and comprises wall portion interconnected by a transitional portion, and the longitudinal direction of the inclined upper wall portion of the first longitudinal side wall, which inclined upper wall portion extends between the transitional portion and the upper transverse wall portion, and the longitudinal direction of the housing extend at an angle (α) within a range of 3° to 50° relative to one another, and the switch grip is arranged at the inclined upper wall portion of the first longitudinal side wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
221 words
A dictation machine which is held in one hand during operation, the machine comprising a substantially elongate housing which extends in its longitudinal direction between an upper part and a lower part and comprises a cover wall, a base wall, a first longitudinal side wall, a second longitudinal side wall, an upper transverse side wall and a lower transverse side wall, and a switch grip which is arranged at the first longitudinal side wall in the upper part and which can be actuated by the thumb of one hand to switch on and switch off at least one operating function of the dictation machine, characterised in that: the first longitudinal side wall of the housing in the upper part is inclined towards the second longitudinal side wall, the first longitudinal side wall including a lower and an inclined upper and comprises wall portion interconnected by a transitional portion, and the longitudinal direction of the inclined upper wall portion of the first longitudinal side wall, which inclined upper wall portion extends between the transitional portion and the upper transverse wall portion, and the longitudinal direction of the housing extend at an angle (α) within a range of 3° to 50° relative to one another, and the switch grip is arranged at the inclined upper wall portion of the first longitudinal side wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the longitudinal direction of the inclined upper wall portion of the first longitudinal side wall and the longitudinal direction of the housing extend at an angle (α) of 20° relative to one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that the second longitudinal side wall of the housing comprises a lower and an upper inclined side wall portion interconnected by a concave transitional portion, the inclined upper side wall portion being inclined in the same direction as the inclined upper side wall portion of the first longitudinal side wall
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that the transitional portion of the first longitudinal side wall and the concave transitional portion of the second longitudinal side wall are disposed substantially on a connecting line which extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 4, characterised in that the inclined upper wall portion of the first longitudinal side wall and the inclined upper wall portion of the second longitudinal side wall extend substantially parallel to one another.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that the distance between the two inclined upper wall portions of the first and the second longitudinal side wall is reduced relative to the distance between the two lower wall portions of the first and the second longitudinal side wall, starting from the concave transitional portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 6, characterised in that the longitudinal direction of the lower wall portion of the second longitudinal side wall extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the housing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 7, characterised in that a further switch grip for switching on and switching off at least one further operating function of the dictation machine is arranged in the concave transitional portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 8, characterised in that the further switch grip is constructed as a push-button.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
67 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 9 characterised in that in the lower part the first longitudinal side wall is inclined towards the second longitudinal side wall, and the longitudinal direction of the inclined lower wall portion of the first longitudinal side wall and the longitudinal direction of the housing extend at an angle (β) within a range of 2° to 20° relative to one another.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
43 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 10, characterised in that the longitudinal direction of the inclined lower wall portion of the first longitudinal side wall and the longitudinal direction of the housing extend at an angle of 6° relative to one another.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 10, characterised in that at the location of its end which is situated near the lower transverse side wall the housing at the location of its base wall tapers towards the lower transverse side wall.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
60 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the second longitudinal side wall of the housing comprises a lower and an upper inclined side wall portion interconnected by a concave transitional portion, the upper inclined side wall portion being inclined in the same direction as the inclined upper side wall portion of the first longitudinal side wall.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the inclined upper wall portion of the first longitudinal side wall and the inclined upper wall portion of the second longitudinal side wall extend substantially parallel to one another.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the longitudinal direction of the lower wall portion of the second longitudinal side wall extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the housing.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the longitudinal direction of the lower wall portion of the second longitudinal side wall extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the housing.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that a further switch grip for switching on and switching off at least one further operating function of the dictation machine is arranged in the concave transitional portion.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
38 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that a further switch grip for switching on and switching off at least one further operating function of the dictation machine is arranged in the concave transitional portion.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
67 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that in the lower part the first longitudinal side wall is inclined towards the second longitudinal side wall, and the longitudinal direction of the inclined lower wall portion of the first longitudinal side wall and the longitudinal direction of the housing extend at an angle (β) within a range of 2° to 20° relative to one another.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
43 words
A dictation machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the longitudinal direction of the inclined lower wall portion of the first longitudinal side wall and the longitudinal direction of the housing extend at an angle of 6° relative to one another.
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