Patent ID: 6192253
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
An improved wrist-carried radiotelephone, comprising:a first housing including a microphone, a display and a radio transceiver;a second housing including a latch, a speaker facing inwardly when worn on the wrist, and a removable battery; anda flexible wristband having a first and second portions being mechanically coupled to the first housing, the first portion including an antenna extending downwardly in the first portion and being electrically coupled to the radio transceiver of the first housing and a latch clip at one end thereof operable to be received in the latch of the second housing, the second portion including electrical connections to connect the circuits of the first and second housing, the wristband including support members to maintain the wrist-carrier radiotelephone in a predetermined configuration when the first portion of the wristband is unlatched from the second housing such that the speaker and microphone of the radiotelephone are at an optimum orientation in relation to a user's ear and mouth; anda user interface in the second housing, the user interface including an earpiece jack, the speaker being switchably connected to the latch and the earpiece jack such that when the latch is disconnected from the latch clip and the earpiece jack is not being used the speaker is operable, and when one of the latch is connected to the latch clip and the earpiece jack is being used then the speaker is disabled.