Abstract: A lanyard support for a portable telecommunications device (1) comprises an integrated headset and device suspension system with neck lanyard (5) havings a microphone (8), an earbud speakerphone (7) and a tensionable attachment member (10) securable to a lanyard bail (3) on the device (1). The portable telecommunications device (1) is located in a pouch (2) with extension cords (16,17) extending between the lower part of the pouch and a respective side of the neck lanyard. The portable telecommunications device (1) is suspended from the neck of a wearer to permit handsfree operation while an antenna (9) of the device (1) is inclined outwardly away form an upright axis of a wearer's torso to improve antenna sensitivity.

Abstract: An integrally molded clip (10) and clip assembly (30) has a back (11), a front (12), a bridging member (13) and spigot guide tracks (20). Front (12) has a socket (15) and a locking member (16) that is biased to a spigot locking position and having a free end providing part of a side wall (18) of socket (15). Locking member (16) is pivotal about a pivotal axis (21) provided by a pivotal mount (22) on front (12) and has a lock release member (23) extending away from socket (15). A protrusion (24) in socket (15) is biased by a rib (25) to engage one of slots (34) on a spigot (31) that enables different locking positions of a portable electronic device using assembly (30). The device is rotatable when spigot (31) is engaged with socket (15) and detachable from clip (10) when a user actuates lock release member (23).

Abstract: A tactile button (10) for activating a tact switch disposed on electronic circuitry enclosed within a housing element (102) having a shoulder slot (106). The shoulder slot (106) is integrally disposed with a shoulder ledge (108) with two pivot slots (110,112) and an underside flange (114). The shoulder member (104) couples to the shoulder slot (106) and comprises an actuating stub (202), a second latch (204), and two pivot protrusions (208,208). The tact switch is activated by the actuating stub (202) when depressing on an outer surface (216) of the shoulder member (104) and movement of the shoulder member (104) is restricted to an angular direction (304) that pivots on the pivot slots (110,112). In an alternate embodiment, a portable electronic device (40) has a left tactile button (402) and a right tactile button (404) and inadvertent activation of either tactile button is prevented because activation of either tactile button (402,404) is not laterally but from a top portion of the outer surface (216).