Patent ID: 6201868
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A housing for a telephone comprising:a main body portion for substantially containing the electronic functional components of the telephone housing, the main body portion having a longitudinal axis, front and back regions extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, a top region, a bottom region substantially connecting the front and back regions, and two opposed side regions;an articulable cover member, articulable from a closed configuration to an open configuration, relative to the main body region,the cover member being operably configured to substantially surround and cover the front and back regions and the top and bottom regions, when the cover member is in its closed configuration, the cover member being operably configured to move, at least in part, along a nonlinear path during said articulation, which substantially follows the profile contour of the main body portion;one or more guide members, operably associated with the main body portion, for guiding the path of movement of the articulable cover member, during said articulation.