Communication device with ergonomically optimal and robust handles

摘要

A communication device (100) comprising: a housing (106) having a front panel (132) and a plurality of sidewalls (134); a plurality of electronic connectors (108-112, 124-128) disposed on said front panel; at least one handle (102, 104) pivotally coupled to a first sidewall such that the handle is transitionable between a locked closed position and an unlocked open position; and at least a first lock mechanism (140, 142) coupled to the housing and the handle so as to facilitate a selective transition of the handle from its locked closed position to its unlocked open position. The handle is angled N0 degrees relative to the first sidewall and resides adjacent to the electronic connectors when in its locked closed position. The handle is angled N degrees in a direction away from the first sidewall when in its unlocked open position, where N has a value greater than zero.

主权项

1. A communication device, comprising:
a housing having a front panel, and a plurality of sidewalls perpendicular to the front panel; a plurality of electronic connectors disposed on said front panel; at least one handle facilitating carrying of the communication device by a human, said handle pivotally coupled to a first sidewall of said plurality of sidewalls such that said handle is transitionable between a locked closed position and an unlocked open position, said handle angled NO degrees relative to said first sidewall and residing adjacent to said plurality of electronic connectors when in said locked closed position, wherein NO has a value which causes the handle to be substantially aligned with the first sidewall, and angled N degrees in a direction away from said first sidewall when in said unlocked open position, where N has a value greater than zero and an angle of rotation of the handle is limited at least partially by a shape of the handle; and at least a first lock mechanism coupled to said housing and said handle so as to facilitate a selective transition of said handle from said locked closed position to said unlocked open position, wherein said first lock mechanism comprises a latch and a spring, whereby said first lock mechanism at least partially prevents an unintentional transition of the handle from said unlocked open position to said locked closed position by causing a chamfered surface of said latch to contact an angled surface of an indent formed in the housing when said communication device is being carried via the handle.