Patent ID: 7010331

Claim:
A mobile telephone handset comprising: an electronic circuit for wireless communications comprising: a display; a keypad; and an antenna; a battery unit for powering the electronic circuit, the display and the keypad; and a handset housing for containing the electronic circuit, the handset housing comprising: a front surface for holding the display proximate to a top surface of the handset housing and the keypad proximate to a bottom surface of the handset housing; a back surface for holding the battery; the top surface for holding the antenna; a first side surface having a first pivot point member proximate to the bottom surface; a second side surface having a second pivot point member proximate to the bottom surface; a carabiner latch pivotally attached to the housing at the first pivot point member and the second pivot point member; the carabiner latch extending beyond the bottom surface when in an extended position and forming a portion of the back surface when in a closed position.