Abstract: A method (1000) for automatically opening a closeable communications device and a closeable communications device (100). The closeable communications device (100) has a housing having two biased housing portions (210,220) movably mounted to each other to allow relative movement of the two portions between a closed position and an opened position, the two biased housing portions (210,220) being biased to the opened position. There is an electrically operable latch (270) retaining the two biased housing portions (210,220) in the closed position and a radio frequency communications unit (102) is located in the housing. A processor (103) is located in the housing and is coupled to both the radio frequency communications unit (102) and the electrically operable latch (270).

Abstract: A three part housing wireless communications device (100) with a display housing portion (110) with a display screen (137) and a left ear housing portion (160), with a with a left speaker 161 and left ear mount 340, pivotally mounted to the display housing portion (110). There is a right ear housing portion (170), with a right ear mount (440) and a right speaker 171, pivotally mounted to the display housing portion (110). The three part housing wireless communications device (100) has a radio frequency communications unit mounted providing wireless communication with a communications network.

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: A foldable communication device (10) with a housing having two portions (11,12) pivotably mounted to each other to allow relative movement therebetween. This relative movement is about an axis (13) and enabled by mounting portion (11) to two mounts (14,15) of portion (12). Device (10) has a transceiver (17) housed in the housing, an alert transducer (18) associated with transceiver (17) to provide an audible alert at a predetermined volume when a communication call for device (10) is received by transceiver (17) and a controller (19) coupled to transducer (18). In response to the relative movement of portions (11,12), controller (19) reduces the volume of the audible alert without the communication call being answered.

Abstract: A concurrent component mounter (1) having storage hoppers (2) and a template (3) with component dispensing outlets (4). The mounter (1) also has communication passages (5) each providing communication between respective hoppers (2) and one of the dispensing outlets (4). Associated with each of the hoppers (2) is a component agitator (6). There is also a circuit board conveyor (22) and a circuit board fiducial detector (23) operatively coupled to a controller (24). Tracks (25,26) with associated drives (27,28) are operatively coupled to the controller (24) to effect movement of the template (3) along two axes (A,B).