US5684883A
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Device for receiving earphone/microphone wire of holdfree hand set
Assignee: E Lead Electronic Co Ltd
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Filing: 1996-11-26
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Granted: 1997-11-04
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Expires: 2016-11-26
Abstract
Abstract A device for receiving earphone/microphone wire of holdfree hand set, including a housing, a winding set and an earphone/microphone wire. The winding set is received in the housing. The winding set includes a lower reel and an upper reel for winding the earphone/microphone wire thereon without tangling or missing.
Inventors
- 👤 Tonny Chen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:01
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G11/00; H02G11/02; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/15; H04M1/60; H04M1/6033; H04M1/6041
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
261 words
A device for receiving earphone/microphone wire of holdfree hand set, comprising a housing, a winding set and an earphone/microphone wire, wherein: the winding set is received in the housing, a top face of the housing being formed with a circular hole, an edge of the housing being disposed with a plug lead hole and an earphone lead hole; the winding set includes a lower reel and an upper reel, the lower reel being composed of an upper and a lower disks, a top face of the upper disk being disposed with an annular rib, a bottom of the upper reel being disposed with several radial ribs, an inner end of each radial ribs being formed with a recess, wherein the annular rib of the upper disk is fitted into the recesses of the radial ribs so as to assemble the upper reel with the lower reel and define a clearance therebetween for winding and storing the earphone/microphone wire therein, a cut channel extending from a point of the annular rib through the center of the upper disk to the periphery thereof, the upper disk being formed with a central hollow shaft, the upper and lower disks defining a clearance therebetween for winding and receiving the earphone/microphone wire therein; and the earphone/microphone wire includes a wire body received in the winding set, two ends of the wire body being respectively conducted out from the earphone lead hole and plug lead hole, one end of the wire body being disposed with a plug, while the other end thereof being disposed with an earphone/microphone.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
261 words
A device for receiving earphone/microphone wire of holdfree hand set, comprising a housing, a winding set and an earphone/microphone wire, wherein: the winding set is received in the housing, a top face of the housing being formed with a circular hole, an edge of the housing being disposed with a plug lead hole and an earphone lead hole; the winding set includes a lower reel and an upper reel, the lower reel being composed of an upper and a lower disks, a top face of the upper disk being disposed with an annular rib, a bottom of the upper reel being disposed with several radial ribs, an inner end of each radial ribs being formed with a recess, wherein the annular rib of the upper disk is fitted into the recesses of the radial ribs so as to assemble the upper reel with the lower reel and define a clearance therebetween for winding and storing the earphone/microphone wire therein, a cut channel extending from a point of the annular rib through the center of the upper disk to the periphery thereof, the upper disk being formed with a central hollow shaft, the upper and lower disks defining a clearance therebetween for winding and receiving the earphone/microphone wire therein; and the earphone/microphone wire includes a wire body received in the winding set, two ends of the wire body being respectively conducted out from the earphone lead hole and plug lead hole, one end of the wire body being disposed with a plug, while the other end thereof being disposed with an earphone/microphone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a ratchet ring is additionally disposed around the annular rib of the lower reel, a leaf spring being disposed between the annular rib and the ratchet ring for automatically winding the wire body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shape of the housing is changeable in accordance with a mobile phone for facilitating the holdfree operation and carriage thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing also receives peripheral appliances which includes a holdfree hand set device, a charging device and an answer machine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plug is configured to be plugable into a socket of a portable computer.
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