Patent ID: 6871060

Claim:
A car radio, comprising: a front panel unit including a horizontally positioned holder, the front panel unit including a radio circuit for receiving a broadcast radio program; a detachable handset capable of functioning as one of a control unit for a car radio and a telephone, the handset being inserted into the horizontally positioned holder in the front panel unit of the car radio and providing a control signal to the radio circuit; a screen; and control keys provided with a labeling oriented along a first axis that is rotated out of a usual vertical alignment of the handset in a mounted position by an angle between 30 and 60 degrees in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the handset in order to render the labeling easy to read in each one of a plurality of operating positions of the handset, wherein the front panel unit includes at least one further control key for controlling the car radio, the at least one further control key being positioned adjacent to the horizontally positioned holder.