Patent ID: 6073027
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A portable radiotelephone comprising:a housing;a microphone, a speaker, and a transceiver disposed in the housing for transmitting and receiving radio telephone communications;a cover slidably engaged with the housing and selectively reciprocable relative to the housing between a first position, wherein the portable radiotelephone is in an on-hook condition and, alternatively, a second position, wherein the portable radiotelephone is in an off-hook condition and at least a portion of the cover extends outwardly beyond the housing;a switch connected to the housing and coupled to a microprocessor, the switch capable of switching the portable radiotelephone from the on-hook condition to the off-hook condition in response to the cover being shifted from the first position to the second position, and the switch capable of switching the portable radiotelephone from the off-hook condition to the on-hook condition in response to sliding the cover from the second position to the first position;an operator interface console mounted to the housing relative to the housing such that the cover covers the operator interface console in the first position and the operator interface console is uncovered when the cover is in the second position;an antenna fixed to and extending along the cover such that at least a portion of the antenna extends outwardly beyond the housing when the cover is in the second position;means for selectively holding the cover at the first position and, alternatively, releasing the cover; andmeans for automatically moving the cover from the first position to the second position in response to the releasing means releasing the cover.