Patent ID: 7197140

Claim:
A baffle used in connection with a portable telephone handset having a front panel, back panel, opposite lateral walls and a microphone positioned in a lower, distal section of said front panel, said baffle comprising: a first cradle shaving a first bottom plate substantially commensurate and contiguous to said back panel, and a first pair of side rails projecting from lateral edges of said bottom plate against said lateral walls; a second cradle having a second bottom plate and a second pair of side rails wrapped around said first bottom plate and first pair of side rails; means for slidingly securing said second cradle to said first cradle; a cover plate; and means for hingedly connecting a proximal portion of said cover plate to a distal portion of said second cradle; whereby said second cradle can be extended distally from said first cradle and said cover plate can be obliquely oriented in relation to said second cradle to form a reflector and angular channel for guiding sound waves emitted by a user of said handset toward said distal section and microphone.