Motorola Corporation

David H Karl

Scott H Richards

Bruce A Claxton

Frank M Tyneski

Michael J Page

Vito Dionisio, Jr

Craig F Siddoway

Hartmut H Esslinger

Franco Lodato

William C Phelps, Iii

Randall P Chambers

William M Bradford

Douglas D Peebles

James V Lauder

Robert M Fuerstenberg, Jr

William H Robertson, Jr

Julio C Castaneda

Masaru Tokiyama

Howard Geoffrey Nuk

Douglas Wayne Moskowitz

Peter B Gilmore

David H Minasi

Son Quang Le

Chrome M Cebe

Benjamin J Hafen

Sam V Hosseini

Bakulesh B Patel

Phoebe Po-Yi Ng

Bruce W Staple

Steve M Joss

Wilfried E Kottke

Scott T Ma

Scott F Musil

Robert B Burchett

Lawrence E Marvet

Stephen J Hutchison

Nickie A Petratos

Howard Nuk

Communication device

Portable communication device

Housing for a communication device

Front section of a portable radio

Battery for a portable radio

Radio side connector

Front section of a portable radio communication device

A latch (16) for latching or locking a battery housing (14) to a portable radio housing (12) automatically locks into place when it is placed in the radio, and automatically ejects the battery housing when it is unlocked. The latch is movable from a first position, in which the battery housing is locked to the portable radio, to a second position, in which the battery housing is unlocked from the radio, and movable from the second position to the first position. The latch comprises a spring biasing apparatus (18) for attaching the latch to the housing, retainer apparatus (22) for locking the battery housing to the radio, and a spring finger member (20) for ejecting the battery housing from the radio housing when the latch is moved from the first to the second position.

Portable radio battery latch

Switch assembly (100) includes a housing (112) having a pair of spring finger contacts (114and 116) and a circuit board (144). A spring loaded actuator (134) is slideably located within housing (112) between first and second switching positions. Actuator (134) includes a pair of conductive wipers (136 and 138) which move relative to metalized traces (146, 148 and 150) located on the top surface of circuit board (144). Switch assembly (100) provides for a compact surface mountable switch which is capable of switching RF signals between a radio antenna (618) and an external accessory connector while minimizing electrical signal path lengths and moving parts in the switch assembly.

Slide switch assembly

Two-way radio

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Tamarac, FL, United States of America

David H Karl