Patent ID: 6484020
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A communication device including control circuitry with transceiver capabilities, input keys coupled to the circuitry for entering information, and a display coupled to the circuitry for visual presentation of information, the device comprising:a chassis for securely holding the circuitry and the display; a sound generation unit coupled to the circuitry for providing audio presentation of information, wherein the sound generation unit moves from an inactive position to an active position; and a retaining unit secured to the chassis for releasable retaining the sound generation unit in the inactive position, wherein the retaining unit is operated by a button such that pressing the button causes the retaining unit to disengage from and release the sound generation unit thereby allowing the sound generation unit to move from the inactive position to the active position, wherein the inactive position is in a first plane and the active position is in a second plane, such that the first and second planes intersect at a near perpendicular angle.