Cellular telephone with pivotable belt clip/antenna

- Sony Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a frontal and right side perspective view of a cellular telephone with pivotable belt clip/antenna showing our new design in an unfolded state, with the top slightly tilted forward;

FIG. 2 is a rear and right side perspective view thereof in an unfolded state, with the top slightly tilted forward;

FIG. 3 is a frontal and right side perspective view thereof in a folded state, with the top slightly tilted forward;

FIG. 4 is a rear and right side perspective view thereof in a folded state, with the top slightly tilted forward;

FIG. 5 is a right side perspective view thereof in a folded state;

FIG. 6 is a left side view perspective view thereof in a folded state; and,

FIG. 7 is a close up of a portion of a frontal and right side perspective view thereof in a folded state.

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Patent History
Patent number: D424555
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 17, 1999
Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
Assignees: Sony Corporation (Tokyo), Sony Electronics, Inc. (Park Ridge, NJ)
Inventors: James E. Wicks (San Francisco, CA), Yutaka Hasegawa (Edgewater, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Attorney: Rader, Fishman & Grauer
Application Number: 0/102,138
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/138
International Classification: 1403;