An accessory device for a wireless telephone or handset functions as either
a shoulder rest or a stand. The accessory device has a pair of attaching
arms with a pair of attaching pins for attaching the device to the rear
surface of a handset by inserting the attaching pins into openings on the
handset. The attaching arms extend from a body of the device. A sliding
arm slides through the body of the device in a continuous action to
multiple configurations. When the sliding arm is fully extended to the
bottom of the body, the device is in a configuration to operate as a
stand. A foot at the bottom of the device provides support to the handset
to hold it in a generally upright position. When the sliding arm is
extended out the top of the body, the device is in a configuration to
operate as a shoulder rest. A user can hold the handset with the attached
device between his head and shoulder like a conventional shoulder rest.
The device has a locking pin that also extends through the body of the
device. When the locking pin is placed in an unlocked position, the
sliding arm is free to slide to a different position. When the locking pin
is placed in a locked position, ridges on the locking pin press against
ridges on the sliding arm and lock the sliding arm in a substantially
fixed position.