A DEVICE TO FACILITATE THE USE OF CELLULAR/MOBILE PHONES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED

摘要

This invention relates to a device that eases the use of cellular/mobile phones for the hearing impaired or hard of hearing. The device includes a handset part (1) that incorporates a microphone (8) and a loudspeaker (9) and (an) inductive transmitter(s) (10; 10a) and the said handset part (1) incorporates a connecting device (2) coupled to the handset part microphone (8) and the loudspeaker (9) and the inductive transmitter(s) and facilitates connecting the handset part to a cellular/mobile phone (4). The invention relating to the device is characterized by that the inductive transmitter (10; 10a) is positioned next to the speaker (9) and the inductive coil is positioned so that its coil and the coil of the speaker (9) are parallel, and that the inductive coil is extremely small and shaped like an oblong cylinder. In addition the device is characterized by that the handset part (1) incorporates a switching device (11) to initiate and disconnect calls and a switching device (11a), which determines the functions of the inductive transmitter and the speaker. Furthermore, a device relating to this invention is characterized by that the handset part (1) has in addition to a speaker (9) incorporates an inductive transmitter specifically designed for this device (10 and 10a).