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US5659611A
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Wrist telephone
Assignee: Nokia of America Corp
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Filing: 1996-05-17
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Granted: 1997-08-19
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Expires: 2016-05-17
Abstract
Abstract A radiotelephone wrist instrument wherein the microphone and speaker are releasably mounted to the tips of respective fingers of the user's hand.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond A. Saksa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:06
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04G; G04G21/00; G04G21/04; H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/3827; H04B1/385; H04B2001/3866; H04B2001/3872
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A radiotelephone wrist instrument comprising: a case with a transceiver disposed therein; a band attached to the case for fastening the case to a user's wrist; a microphone; a speaker; first mounting means for releasably mounting the microphone to a finger of the user on the hand associated with the wrist to which the case is fastened; second mounting means for releasably mounting the speaker to another finger of the user on said associated hand; first electrical connection means for providing an electrical connection between the microphone and the transceiver; and second electrical connection means for providing an electrical connection between the speaker and the transceiver.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A radiotelephone wrist instrument comprising: a case with a transceiver disposed therein; a band attached to the case for fastening the case to a user's wrist; a microphone; a speaker; first mounting means for releasably mounting the microphone to a finger of the user on the hand associated with the wrist to which the case is fastened; second mounting means for releasably mounting the speaker to another finger of the user on said associated hand; first electrical connection means for providing an electrical connection between the microphone and the transceiver; and second electrical connection means for providing an electrical connection between the speaker and the transceiver.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The instrument according to claim 1 wherein each of said first and second mounting means includes a respective thimble cap adapted to fit over the tip of the respective finger.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
The instrument according to claim 1 wherein: said first mounting means includes a first cap adapted to fit over the tip of the fourth finger (pinkie) of the user on said associated hand; and said second mounting means includes a second cap adapted to fit over the tip of the thumb of the user on said associated hand.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The instrument according to claim 1 wherein: said first electrical connection means includes a first pair of electrical wires extending between said transceiver and said microphone; and said second electrical connection means includes a second pair of electrical wires extending between said transceiver and said speaker.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The instrument according to claim 4 further including means for retracting said first and second pairs of electrical wires close to said case.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The instrument according to claim 4 wherein at least one of said electrical wires is connected to additionally function as an antenna for said transceiver.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
133 words
A radiotelephone wrist instrument comprising: a case; a transceiver mounted within said case; a strap secured to the case and adapted to fasten the case to a wrist of a user; a first thimble cap adapted to fit over the tip of a first finger of the user on the hand associated with the wrist to which the case is fastened; a second thimble cap adapted to fit over the tip of a second finger of the user on said associated hand; a microphone secured to the first cap; a speaker secured to the second cap; at least one electrical wire providing an electrical and a mechanical connection between said microphone and said transceiver; and at least one electrical wire providing an electrical and a mechanical connection between said speaker and said transceiver.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
133 words
A radiotelephone wrist instrument comprising: a case; a transceiver mounted within said case; a strap secured to the case and adapted to fasten the case to a wrist of a user; a first thimble cap adapted to fit over the tip of a first finger of the user on the hand associated with the wrist to which the case is fastened; a second thimble cap adapted to fit over the tip of a second finger of the user on said associated hand; a microphone secured to the first cap; a speaker secured to the second cap; at least one electrical wire providing an electrical and a mechanical connection between said microphone and said transceiver; and at least one electrical wire providing an electrical and a mechanical connection between said speaker and said transceiver.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The instrument according to claim 7 wherein at least one of said electrical wires is connected to additionally function as an antenna for said transceiver.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
74 words
A radiotelephone wrist instrument including a case, a transceiver within the case, a strap secured to the case for fastening the case to a wrist of a user, a microphone coupled to the transceiver and a speaker coupled to the transceiver, CHARACTERIZED BY: first mounting means for releasably mounting the microphone to a first finger of the user; and second mounting means for releasably mounting the speaker to a second finger of the user.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
74 words
A radiotelephone wrist instrument including a case, a transceiver within the case, a strap secured to the case for fastening the case to a wrist of a user, a microphone coupled to the transceiver and a speaker coupled to the transceiver, CHARACTERIZED BY: first mounting means for releasably mounting the microphone to a first finger of the user; and second mounting means for releasably mounting the speaker to a second finger of the user.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
70 words
The instrument according to claim 9 further CHARACTERIZED IN THAT: said first mounting means includes a first cap adapted to fit over the tip of the fourth finger (pinkie) of the user on the hand associated with the wrist to which the case is fastened; and said second mounting means includes a second cap adapted to fit over the tip of the thumb of the user on said associated hand.
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