Telephone base including visual display module

Details Telephone base including visual display module Telephone base including visual display module

1997-03-14

2000-07-11

Chiang, Jack

Telephonic communications

Terminal

Housing or housing component

H04M 100

Patent

active

060884479

ABSTRACT:
A telephone instrument is disclosed which includes a swivel visual display module overcome by employing a telephone base having upper and lower housings. A swivel visual display module is pivotally mounted and supported by pivot points in both the upper and lower base housings. At least one cantilever snap member is molded into one of the base housings, for example, the upper base housing, and is employed to engage indents molded into an outer convex surface of the visual display module to hold the visual display module in several angular positions. Additionally, the at least one cantilever snap member is employed to engage a lower edge of the visual display module and in conjunction with stop members on the visual display module to secure the visual display module in a full upright position. The visual display module is secured in its full down position by the at least one cantilever snap member engaging one of the indents which has been strategically placed on the outer convex surface of the visual display module. In one embodiment, the visual display module is a unitary molded arrangement. Additionally, at least two cantilever snap members are integrally molded into the upper housing of the base unit and a plurality of corresponding indents have been appropriately molded into the outer convex surface of the visual display module. The cantilever snap members in conjunction with the indents allow the securing of the visual display member at individual ones of a plurality of angular positions.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4790504 (1988-12-01), Wills et al.
patent: 5761297 (1998-06-01), Kingsbury et al.

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