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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Haydn K Piper, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Assignee:
Kelly Communications Group, Inc., , DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
379433 ; 379434 ;
Abstract
A phone housing includes an attachment section for receiving a battery pack. A slot in the phone housing receives a latch made formed from a unitary piece of plastic. The latch inserts and locks inside the slot and is compressible inside the slot allowing the battery pack to be inserted into the attachment section. After the battery pack is seated in the attachment section, the latch springingly expands out of the slot engaging with the battery pack. The latch includes a unique combination of legs that operate as a spring and arms that serve to lock the latch inside the slot.