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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4700384 | Indoor telephone line demarcation box having several compartments A telephone line demarcation unit separates the telephone company's property and wiring from those of the user and provides security for the telephone line connections and connectors. Compartments in the unit provide easy access for the user and further p... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4581495 | Modular telephone housing A modular telephone housing 12 adapted for structurally and electrically coupling to other like modular telephone housings. The housing includes two tapered ribs 60 and 62 disposed at one end thereof, and two corresponding tapered grooves 104 and 106 disp... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4578545 | Contact and terminal for telephone transmitter A contact for a telephone transmitter is formed of a single piece of electrically conductive metal with a connector portion adapted to receive a contact terminal of a conductor associated with a modular connector receiving jack within the telephone handse... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4307266 | Communication apparatus for the handicapped A communication device coupled to a standard telephone which has an alphanumeric rotary dial or pushbutton keyboard. A simple, easily-learned code (11) is utilized which can be transmitted over telephone lines (14) using the rotary or push-button digits (... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4130742 | Switch actuator for one-piece telephone A switch actuating device for a telephone instrument of the one piece type comprising actuating means protruding through the base portion of the instrument for actuating the off-on switch when the instrument is removed from or put on a table surface. Said... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4056696 | Flat panel telephone station set Subscriber-interface elements of a telephone station set are combined in and on a swivel panel. In one embodiment which is useful in automobile radiotelephone applications, the panel is a sun visor and includes arrangements to hold the handset in place ev... | 11/01/1977 |
| 3962555 | Telephone handset guard A guard for a dial-in-handset telephone is disclosed which covers both the mouthpiece and the receiver as well as a portion of the handle. The guard prevents the spread of germs both to and from the receiver and mouthpiece of the telephone. Additionally, ... | 06/08/1976 |
