Patent ID: 8565717

Claim:
A mobile telephone equipped for activation of an emergency mode, said mobile telephone comprising a housing, a detection circuit configured for being triggered from outside said housing, a strap member cooperating with said detection circuit for triggering said detection circuit and an electronic control unit configured to monitor triggering of said detection circuit, to activate an emergency mode in case of such triggering and to automatically perform emergency operations in said emergency mode; said strap member comprising a strap, a bridging circuit portion and a first connector attached to said strap; said housing comprising a second connector cooperating with said first connector for fastening said strap member to said housing; wherein said first connector and said second connector are respectively configured as mating snap-fit connectors, the mating snap-fit connectors being configured to disconnect based on a pulling force; wherein said first connector comprises at least two bridging circuit terminals, said bridging circuit portion passing from one of said two bridging circuit terminals via said first connector to the other of said two bridging circuit terminals; wherein said detection circuit includes at least two detection circuit terminals arranged for cooperating with said bridging circuit terminals; wherein said bridging circuit terminals respectively connect to said detection circuit terminals so as to close said detection circuit when said strap member is fastened to said housing, and wherein said detection circuit is interrupted when said strap member is pulled off said housing or when said strap is cut or ripped.