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`WO 2010/136650 A1
`2 December 2010 (02.12.2010)
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`(51) International Patent Classification:
`H02] 7/02 (2006.01)
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`20095595
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`PCT/F12010/050423
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`26 May 2010 (26052010)
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`English
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`28 May 2009 (28.05.2009)
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`(54) Title: CHARGING ADAPTER FOR RADIOTELEPHONE
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`(74) Agent: HEINANEN OY; Airport Plaza, Ayritie 8 D,
`FI-01510 Vantaa (F1).
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`(81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every
`kind ofnational protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM,
`AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ,
`CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO,
`DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT,
`HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP,
`KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD,
`ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI,
`NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD,
`SE» SG» SK» SL» SM» ST» 5"» SY» TH» TJ» TM» TN» TR»
`TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW.
`(84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every
`kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH,
`GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG,
`ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ,
`TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK,
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`(57) Abstract: Portable radiotelephone (1) that operates Wirelessly,
`Which radiotelephone comprises one or more rechargeable batteries
`(8) for the current supply of the radiotelephone, and Which ra-
`diotelephone comprises an adapter (5) fitted to the radiotelephone,
`Which adapter comprises a plug or plugs (6) for connecting the ra-
`diotelephone directly to an AC network, and by means of Which
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`adapter one or more batteries of the radiotelephone can be charged.
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`FIG. 1
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`EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, Published:
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`SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ,
`GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).
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`— with international search report (Art. 21(3))
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`Prong, Inc. Exh. 1011 p. 2
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`CHARGING ADAPTER FOR RADIOTELEPHONE
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`Background of the invention
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`The object of the invention is a portable radiotelephone that uses radio
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`waves and operates wirelessly, such as e.g. a mobile phone, as defined
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`in- the preamble of claim 1..
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`Prior art
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`A number of different portable radiotelephones are known in the art,
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`which are used for different purposes, for professional use and for
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`private use. Rechargeable batteries are used in radiotelephones for the
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`current
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`supply
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`of
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`the
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`radiotelephones,
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`and
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`the
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`batteries
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`of
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`radiotelephones are also charged with a separate charging apparatus,
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`which charging apparatus is connected to a network current, and which
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`charging apparatus further comprises leads for supplying charging
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`current
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`to the radiOtelephone,
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`for charging the batteries of
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`the
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`radiotelephone.
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`A problem with prior—art solutions is
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`that
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`radiotelephone batteries
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`require a separate charging apparatus for charging, and carrying it
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`along can be awkward, and the charging apparatus can easily get lost,
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`in which case charging of the batteries cannot be performed at all. In
`addition, the leads of the charging apparatus become easily entangled
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`when e.g. they are carried in an accompanying bag that can contain
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`other electronics comprising leads. An external charging apparatus of a
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`radiotelephone is not a compact solution.
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`The aim of this invention is to achieve a new type of radiotelephone,
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`with which the drawbacks of prior-art solutions can be eliminated or
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`reduced, and to achieve a radiotelephone, the batteries of which can
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`easily be charged without a separate external charging apparatus of the
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`radiotelephone being needed.
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`Brief description of the invention
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`The radiotelephone according to the invention is characterized by what
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`is stated in the characterization part of claim 1. The solution according
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`to the invention is also characterized by what is stated in claims 2-9.
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`The solution according to the invention now being presented has some
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`significant advantages when it is compared to prior-art solutions.
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`With the invention now being presented a new type of solution for a
`radiotelephone is achieved, wherein an adaptor
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`fitted to the
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`radiotelephone, with which adapter the radiotelephone can be directly
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`connectedto a network current,
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`for charging the batteries of the
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`radiotelephone. With the solution according to the invention, the use of
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`a separate external charging apparatus of the radiotelephone can be
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`avoided, and at
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`the same time the problems it produces can be
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`avoided. The solution according to the invention is also relatively simple
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`and inexpensive to manufacture.
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`In the following, the invention will be described in more detail by the aid
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`of some embodiments with reference to drawings 1-2,
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`in which the
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`radiotelephone according to the invention is described.
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`Detailed description of the invention
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`The radiotelephone 1 of Fig. 1 according the invention comprises one or
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`more
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`rechargeable batteries
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`8
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`for
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`the
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`current
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`supply
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`of
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`the
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`radiotelephone, which battery is fitted inside the radiotelephone. The
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`battery can be detachable or permanently built into or fitted into the
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`radiotelephone. The radiotelephone comprises an adapter 5 fitted to the
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`radiotelephone, which adapter comprises a connector 6, which can be
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`e.g. a plug, for connecting the radiotelephone directly to an AC network
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`for charging the battery of the radiotelephone, such as to e.g. a 110-
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`volt or 220—volt AC network or an AC network of some other voltage,
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`and
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`by means
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`of
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`the adapter one or more batteries
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`of-
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`the
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`radiotelephone can be charged from the AC network. According to Fig.
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`1,
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`the adapter is fitted permanently to the radiotelephone, but the
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`adapter can also be detachable from the radiotelephone. The adapter is
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`on the bottom part of the radiotelephone according to Fig. 1, but it can
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`be situated also elsewhere, such as on the sides or on the rear side of
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`the radiotelephone.
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`According to Fig. 1, the adapter is a part of the radiotelephone 1, but
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`the adapter can also be detachable from the radiotelephone with a
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`locking 7, such as with a quick-release locking. The quick-release
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`locking can be a screw locking or some other suitable quick—release
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`locking (not presented in
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`figure).
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`In Fig.
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`the display of
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`the
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`radiotelephone is marked with the reference number 3, and the buttons
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`of the radiotelephone with the reference number ‘2, and also the
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`antenna with the reference number 4. The radiotelephone according to
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`the figure can also comprise a pushbutton or switch (9), with which the
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`connector can be pushed inside the radiotelephone.
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`The adapter can be modular, in which case if the adapter is e.g. lost or
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`broken, a corresponding adapter can be used. The connectors 6 of the
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`adapter can be detachable and replaceable. The connector in the
`adapter 5 can be folded or pushed inside the adapter, as is presented in
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`Fig. 2.
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`It
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`is obvious to the person skilled in
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`the art
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`that
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`the different
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`embodiments of
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`the invention are not either limited solely to the
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`examples described above, and that they may for these reasons be
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`varied within the scope of the claims presented below.
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`The radiotelephone described in the invention can be an ordinary
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`portable radiotelephone, a mobile phone, or e.g. a mobile terminal, with
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`which data can be sent and/or received.
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`CLAIMS
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`1.
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`Portable radiotelephone (1) that operates wirelessly, which
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`radiotelephone comprises one or more rechargeable batteries
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`(8)
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`for
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`the
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`current
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`supply
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`of
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`the
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`radiotelephone,
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`characterized in that an adapter (5)
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`that comprises a
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`connector (8) for connecting the radiotelephone directly to an
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`AC network is fitted to the radiotelephone, and by means of
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`which adapter one or more batteries of the radiotelephone
`can be charged.
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`2.
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`Radiotelephone according to claim 1, characterized in that
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`the adapter is fitted permanently to the radiotelephone.
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`Radiotelephone according to claim 1, characterized in that
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`the adapter can be detached from the radiotelephone.
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`Radiotelephone according to claim 1, characterized in that
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`the connector (8) can be folded or pushed inside the adapter.
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`Radiotelephone according to claim 1, characterized in that
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`the adapter is on the bottom part of the radiotelephone.
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`6.
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`Radiotelephone according to claim 1, characterized in that
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`the adapter is fitted to the radiotelephone with quick-release
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`locking (7).
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`8.
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`Radiotelephone according to claim 1, characterized in that
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`the adapter is modular.
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`Radiotelephone according to claim 1, characterized in that
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`the connector is a plug.
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`9.
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`Radiotelephone according to claim 1, characterized in that
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`the radiotelephone comprises a pushbutton or switch (9),
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`with which
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`the
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`connector
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`can
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`be pushed
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`inside the
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`radiotelephone.
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