Patent ID: 6535750
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: G06K,H04B,H04M

Abstract:
A mobile or portable telephone comprisinga housing having an outer surface; a circuit board arranged within the housing; a battery compartment for a battery, said battery compartment being located in the housing and on a first side of said circuit board; a pivotable card receptacle for a telephone card arranged in the housing and on said first side of said circuit board next to said battery compartment; and a button for pivoting said card receptacle, said button being accessible from outside of said housing; wherein said card receptacle is pivotable by means of said button from a first position under the outer surface of the housing in which said telephone card cannot be inserted or removed from said card receptacle, when said battery is in said battery compartment, to a second position in which said card receptacle extends outside of said housing so that said telephone card is insertable or removable from said card receptacle, when said battery is in said battery compartment; but wherein said telephone card can be inserted or removed from said card receptacle in both said first position and said second position when said battery is not in said battery compartment.