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WO1990008431A1 - Radio portative a possibilites d'attaches multiples - Google Patents

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WO1990008431A1
WO1990008431A1 PCT/US1990/000162 US9000162W WO9008431A1 WO 1990008431 A1 WO1990008431 A1 WO 1990008431A1 US 9000162 W US9000162 W US 9000162W WO 9008431 A1 WO9008431 A1 WO 9008431A1
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portable radio
radio system
attachment
attachment devices
coupling means
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Robert Kurcbart
Randy Lisa Dulaney
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Motorola, Inc.
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
    • H04B1/06—Receivers
    • H04B1/08—Constructional details, e.g. cabinet
    • H04B1/086—Portable receivers
    • H04B1/088—Portable receivers with parts of the receiver detachable or collapsible

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  • This invention relates generally to portable radios and more particularly to portable radios of the type which receive messages, such as those commonly known as pagers.
  • a portable radio system comprising a portable radio having a housing including coupling means and a plurality of different, interchangeable attachment devices having coupling means which are complementary to the housing coupling means for coupling any one of the attachment devices to the radio housing, wherein the attachment devices are configured for attachment to an end user.
  • the portable radio is preferably a pager and the attachment devices may be configured for attachment to different parts of an end user which may be an accessory device, such as an auxiliary display unit, a recording machine, a battery recharging unit, a modem, a facsimile machine, a computer interface .unit or a printer unit, or maybe a person.
  • the attachment devices are preferably configured for attachment to the person's clothing or body and may differ by being of different colors or for attachment to. different parts of the person's clothing or body.
  • the attachment devices may include tie or belt clips, pendants, wrist straps, brooch clips, fobs or even belt buckles.
  • the housing and attachment device coupling means preferably comprise a recess having indents therein and a complementary protuberance having detents thereon which fit into said indents in the recess when coupled together.
  • the detents are spring-loaded and the coupling means include means for retracting the detents into the protuberance when it is to be inserted into the recess.
  • the housing and attachment device coupling means preferably also include complementary electrical coupling means for electrically coupling the portable radio to the accessory device.
  • a filler element for blanking off the radio housing coupling means when not coupled to an attachment device.
  • the system also includes at least one accessory module, such as a calculator module, a timing module or an auxiliary display module, having complementary coupling means thereon for coupling between the radio housing and the attachment device.
  • methods of mounting a portable radio on an end user and of carrying a portable radio comprising the steps of selecting one of a plurality of different, interchangeable attachment devices, coupling the selected attachment device to the portable radio via coupling means thereon; and attaching the portable radio, via the attachment device coupled thereto, onto the end user or onto an appropriate part of a person's clothing or body.
  • FIG. 1 shows three views of a pager for use in the system according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows in greater detail part of the pager of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 10 shows in greater detail part of the attachment devices of FIGS. 3-9;
  • FIG. 15 shows an accessory module for use with the invention.
  • FIG. 16 shows a blanking element for use with the invention.
  • FIG. 1 a portable radio (1) of the type known as a pager which receives RF messages from a transmitter, decodes them and displays them on a display (2) to be read by the user of the pager.
  • a pager which receives RF messages from a transmitter, decodes them and displays them on a display (2) to be read by the user of the pager.
  • pagers have loudspeakers (3) which provide an audible indication to the user that a message has been received, and may also have various controls (4) to cancel the display or otherwise control its size, brightness, etc. or the volume of the audible indication.
  • the pager is formed from a housing in two halves: a front half (5) having the display (2) and controls (4) thereon, and a rear half (6) as shown in the figure.
  • the rear half 6 has an opening to a battery housing which is closed by a battery housing cover (7) .
  • the rear half (6) of the housing also includes, in accordance with the invention, a coupling means (8) comprising a recess (9) in the pager (1) for coupling the pager to an attachment device.
  • This coupling means (8) is more clearly shown in FIG. 2.
  • the recess (9) is a parallelepiped having a plurality of electrical contacts (10) upstanding from the base thereof, and an indent (11) in the two ends of the recess (9) .
  • the recess (9) may, of course, be of other configurations but must be so shaped as to be able to receive a complementary coupling means situated on an accessory.
  • Such a complementary coupling means comprises, as shown in FIG. 10, an element (12) which is mounted on an accessory (13) to be coupled to the pager (1) .
  • the element (12) comprises a parallelepiped of such a size and shape as to fit into the recess (9) in the pager (1) , and has two spring-loaded detents (14, 15) on the ends thereof which lock into the indents (11) of the recess (9) in order to retain the element in the recess .
  • the detents (14, 15) are spring-loaded so as to be biased outwards in order to retain the element in the recess but may, if the configuration of the accessory allows, be retractable by a pair of thumb-operated retractors (16, 17) which are slidably movable against the force of the springs to retract the detents (14, 15) into the element for ease of insertion into the recess (9) .
  • FIGS. 3-9 show a selection of possible attachment devices, all having mounted thereon a coupling means of the type described above and as shown in FIG. 10. It will be appreciated that other configurations are possible and that these particular devices are shown by way of example only.
  • FIG. 3 shows a belt clip (18) having the element
  • the element (12) is mounted on a base plate (20) which carries a safety pin (21) for pinning the pager to clothing in the form of a brooch.
  • FIG. 5 shows the element (12) mounted on a T-shaped base plate (22) .
  • the transverse arm of the base plate (22) carries a spring biased clip (23) parallel to the element (12) for clipping the pager to a tie worn by a user.
  • the element (12) is mounted on a base (24) carrying an eyelet (25) through which is threaded a chain (26) to enable the pager to be carried around the neck in the form of a pendant.
  • FIG. 15 shows such a combined calculator, watch, and display module. It comprises a housing (50) having a recess (51) in a front face thereof and extending through one end of the housing. The recess has the element (12) with electrical contacts (38) for coupling to the pager in the manner described above.
  • the front face of the module also includes a display means (52) and control keys (53) thereon.

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Pour permettre à un utilisateur de porter un dispositif de recherche de personnes (1) dans diverses positions sur différentes parties de ses vêtements, on prévoit plusieurs dispositifs d'attache différents, tels que clips à liens ou à courroie, pendentifs, sangles de poignée, clips à broches, goussets ou boucles à courroies. Sur chaque dispositif d'attache est monté un organe (12) permettant de le raccorder à un organe de raccord complémentaire (8) placé sur le dispositif de recherche de personne. L'organe de raccord (8) du dispositif de recherche de personne est constitué par un évidement destiné à recevoir un élément (12) et comprend également des contacts électriques (10) servant à connecter le dispositif de recherche de personne à des accessoires de bureau, tels que machines de télécopie, modulateurs/démodulateurs, unités d'imprimantes, machines d'enregistrement, unités d'interface d'ordinateur, unités de recharge de batteries ou dispositifs d'affichage auxiliaires.
PCT/US1990/000162 1989-01-23 1990-01-16 Radio portative a possibilites d'attaches multiples WO1990008431A1 (fr)

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GB2247494A (en) * 1990-06-11 1992-03-04 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Belt clip for personal radio etc
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USRE41542E1 (en) 1995-04-24 2010-08-17 Eastman Kodak Company Cellular telephone and electronic camera system with programmable transmission capability
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