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Telephone holder with automatically moved retaining members
Assignee: Nokia Oyj
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Filing: 1994-04-13
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Granted: 1999-04-27
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Expires: 2014-04-13
Abstract
Abstract A holder for a telephone, the holder being a cradle portion which is movable between a first and a second position with respect to a mounting portion. The holder comprising retaining members which are urged into and out of contact with a telephone in the cradle portion when the cradle portion is moved between said first and said second position. The retaining members lock the telephone in position with respect to the cradle portion of the holder, when the cradle portion is in the first position.
Inventors
- 👤 Mika Niemo
- 👤 Jari Olkkola
- 👤 Ari Leman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:03
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R11/00; B60R11/02; B60R11/0241; H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/04; B60R2011/0042; B60R2011/0049; B60R2011/0064; B60R2011/0071
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A holder for telephone comprising a cradle portion formed to receive a telephone, a mounting portion, the cradle portion being movably mounted on the mounting portion, and retaining means movable from a non-retaining position, wherein the retaining means do not exert a retaining force on a telephone placed in the cradle portion, to a retaining position, wherein the retaining means exerts a retaining force on a telephone placed in the cradle portion, wherein movement of the cradle portion between a first position and a second position urges the retaining means between said non-retaining position and said retaining position, the retaining means comprise tongues formed in side walls in said cradle portion, said tongues each having an inside face which contacts a telephone, when the cradle is in said second position and an outside face which contacts the mounting portion in the second position, and the outside face of said tongues and mounting portion adjacent said tongues are formed so as to urge the tongues between the non-retaining position and the retaining position during movement of the cradle portion with respect to the mount portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A holder for telephone comprising a cradle portion formed to receive a telephone, a mounting portion, the cradle portion being movably mounted on the mounting portion, and retaining means movable from a non-retaining position, wherein the retaining means do not exert a retaining force on a telephone placed in the cradle portion, to a retaining position, wherein the retaining means exerts a retaining force on a telephone placed in the cradle portion, wherein movement of the cradle portion between a first position and a second position urges the retaining means between said non-retaining position and said retaining position, the retaining means comprise tongues formed in side walls in said cradle portion, said tongues each having an inside face which contacts a telephone, when the cradle is in said second position and an outside face which contacts the mounting portion in the second position, and the outside face of said tongues and mounting portion adjacent said tongues are formed so as to urge the tongues between the non-retaining position and the retaining position during movement of the cradle portion with respect to the mount portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cradle portion is mounted on the mounting means so as to enable rotational movement of the cradle portion with respect to the mounting portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
A holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cradle portion comprises a locating slide movable with respect to the cradle portion, the locating slide having a tip at one end which is urged into a first location on the mounting portion when the cradle is in said first position and is urged into a second location on the mounting portion when the cradle is in said second position, so as to locate the cradle in either said first or second positions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A holder as claimed in claim 3, wherein the locating slide is coupled to the cradle portion by a spring means which urges the tip of the locating slide into said first or said second locations.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A holder as claimed in claim 3, wherein an opposite end of the locating slide from said tip extends into the cradle portion so as to enable contact between a telephone placed in the cradle portion and said opposite end of the locating slide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
A holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein the exertion of a force on said opposite end of the locating slide urges the locating slide to move against the force of said spring means so as to enable movement of the tip between said locations in the mounting portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inside face of said tongues each comprise a projection, formed so as to engage a recess in the side of a telephone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cradle portion comprises a location pin formed so as to locate a telephone in the cradle portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
145 words
A holder for a telephone comprising: a mount; a cradle movably connected to the mount between a first position and a second position, the cradle including movable locking members; and means for automatically moving the locking members from a non-retaining position when the cradle is in the first position to a retaining position when the cradle is in the second position, the retaining position having the locking members contacting a telephone in the cradle to retain the telephone with the cradle, wherein the cradle includes a movable locating slide that functions as a detent with the mount to retain the cradle at the first and second positions until positively moved by a user, and wherein the slide includes an end located in a telephone receiving area of the cradle for being contacted by a telephone inserted into the cradle and being moved by the telephone.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
145 words
A holder for a telephone comprising: a mount; a cradle movably connected to the mount between a first position and a second position, the cradle including movable locking members; and means for automatically moving the locking members from a non-retaining position when the cradle is in the first position to a retaining position when the cradle is in the second position, the retaining position having the locking members contacting a telephone in the cradle to retain the telephone with the cradle, wherein the cradle includes a movable locating slide that functions as a detent with the mount to retain the cradle at the first and second positions until positively moved by a user, and wherein the slide includes an end located in a telephone receiving area of the cradle for being contacted by a telephone inserted into the cradle and being moved by the telephone.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
A holder as in claim 9 wherein the cradle is pivotally connected to the mount.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A holder as in claim 9 wherein the locking members are comprised of cantilevers deflectable tongues on opposite sides of the cradle.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
114 words
A holder for a telephone comprising: a mount; a cradle movably connected to the mount between a first position and a second position, the cradle including movable locking members; and means for automatically moving the locking members from a non-retaining position when the cradle is in the first position to a retaining position when the cradle is in the second position, the retaining position having the locking members contacting a telephone in the cradle to retain the telephone with the cradle, wherein the means for automatically moving includes the mount having inwardly facing wedging surfaces for contacting and wedging the locking members towards each other as the cradle is moved towards the second position.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
114 words
A holder for a telephone comprising: a mount; a cradle movably connected to the mount between a first position and a second position, the cradle including movable locking members; and means for automatically moving the locking members from a non-retaining position when the cradle is in the first position to a retaining position when the cradle is in the second position, the retaining position having the locking members contacting a telephone in the cradle to retain the telephone with the cradle, wherein the means for automatically moving includes the mount having inwardly facing wedging surfaces for contacting and wedging the locking members towards each other as the cradle is moved towards the second position.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A holder as in claim 10 wherein the cradle is pivotably connected to the mount by two pins that project into a telephone receiving area of the cradle.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
84 words
A holder for a telephone comprising: a mount having a stationary inwardly facing wedging surface; and a cradle movably connected to the mount between a first position for inserting a telephone into the cradle and removing an inserted telephone from the cradle and a second position for locking a telephone in the cradle, the cradle having a cantilevered deflectable tongue suitably positioned to be automatically inwardly deflected by the wedging surface when the cradle is moved from the first position to the second position.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
84 words
A holder for a telephone comprising: a mount having a stationary inwardly facing wedging surface; and a cradle movably connected to the mount between a first position for inserting a telephone into the cradle and removing an inserted telephone from the cradle and a second position for locking a telephone in the cradle, the cradle having a cantilevered deflectable tongue suitably positioned to be automatically inwardly deflected by the wedging surface when the cradle is moved from the first position to the second position.
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