Funktelefonhandapparat mit einer entfernbaren, einrastenden Frontplatte zur Berücksichtigung einer Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Aussehensweisen des Telefons

摘要

A radiotelephone handset 100 is adapted to accommodate a plurality of distinctive telephone appearances. The handset includes a housing 102 adapted to receive the faceplate 104 as one of a plurality of faceplates, the faceplate 104 having an outer surface (166, fig. 2) with a distinctive user interface appearance and an inner surface 168. The faceplate 104 includes a latch pin 208 extending from the inner surface 168. The housing 102 includes a front face (130, fig. 2) having an aperture (157, fig. 2) adapted to receive the latch pin 208, and further includes a latch keeper 224 configured to releasably engage the latch pin 208, such that in the release configuration the faceplate 104 may be readily removed and replaced (fig. 5), and in the lock configuration the faceplate is secured to the housing 102 (fig. 4), even if the handset 100 is dropped or jarred, thus providing an advantage over prior snap-fit faceplates.