Dictating machine arranged like a telephone handset

摘要

A dictation machine having the physical configuration of a telephone handset. A mouth piece and an ear piece are arranged at opposite ends of a elongated housing having a handgrip between the ends. A tape deck is arranged in the handgrip, preferably in a flat face facing in the same direction as the mouth piece and ear piece. A start/stop key is arranged on a side of the handgrip, and other control keys are arranged in transition areas between the deck and the mouth piece or ear piece, so that the keys can be operated by the fingers of a hand which is holding the handset.