Patent ID: 6278779
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A holder for a handset comprising:a body;an attaching mechanism extending from the body for attaching the holder to the handset;an arm engaging the body and capable of sliding through the body during engagement, the arm including an open curve and providing support for the handset when the holder is in a stand configuration such that the handset is in contact with a first generally horizontal surface and only one end of the curve is in contact with a second generally horizontal surface; anda shoulder-rest surface of said arm, the surface being positioned, when the holder is in a shoulder-rest configuration, so that a user can hold the handset and the holder between his head and shoulder in a hands-free technique; andan adjustment mechanism to enable the holder to be adjusted between the stand configuration and the shoulder-rest configuration, said arm sliding through the body and along said curve for adjustment.