Motorola Corporation

Motorola Mobility LLC

Tim J Sutherland

Christopher A Arnholt

Frank H Stone

Jason Edward Jordan

Paul M Pierce

Mark D Finney

Claudio Santiago Ribeiro

Gary R Weiss

Cheol Woo Park

Sung-Gul Hwang

Mark W Oliver

Theodore R Arneson

Ian James Myles

Marc Rene Walliser

Brian M Clemens

Roger W Harmon

Thomas D Boucquey

Mark Daniel Janninck

John B Van Den Nieuwenhuizen

Blaise Bertrand

Eliot Kim

Gary E Peterson

Timothy E McKeown

Howard Chun

Described are mobile communication devices with retractable lanyard attachment posts that can be hidden when not in use. Also disclosed are embodiments of lanyard attachment posts that may include push-push or other mechanisms that a user may engage to deploy or hide the attachment post. In this way, by being able to hide the lanyard attachment member, the sleek lines of modern mobile communication devices may be maintained. Several embodiments include a push-push mechanism, for example, an E-clip embodiment, a C-clip embodiment, a stacked internal mechanism embodiment, and a compliant arm mechanism embodiment. Also disclosed is an embodiment of a retractable lanyard attachment post that may be respectively retained or released by turning the attachment post. In this manner, with either a push-push embodiment or a turnable embodiment, the mechanism for concealment and deployment of the lanyard attachment post may better utilize the device volume.

Retractable lanyard attachment posts and push-push devices

Communication device

User interface

Housing for a communication device

Keypad for a communication device

Housing for a communication device or similar articles

Housing for a communication device or similar article

Growing community of inventors

Gurnee, IL, United States of America

Tim J Sutherland