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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7333777 | Latching assembly for a removabable cover of a wireless communication device A wireless communication device includes a removable panel (100), a base cover (200) and a latching assembly (300). The removable panel has a first mounting portion (120). The base cover has a second mounting portion (240) correspo... | 02/19/2008 |
| 6212276 | Hanging latch hook mechanism for telephones An apparatus sets a telephone to an on-hook state. The telephone has a base with at least one cavity forming a cradle for a handset The telephone also has a handset with an operative surface including a mouthpiece microphone and an earpiece speaker. A fir... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6009166 | Nitinol hookswitch actuator A hookswitch actuator including an activating mechanism which maintains the hookswitch circuit of a telephone in an "on hook" state when the activating mechanism is in a first position, or in an "off hook" state when the activating mechanism is in the sec... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5784458 | Telephone having a hold function A telephone includes a telephone body, a handset and a telephone network line hold mechanism. The telephone body includes a handset cradle on which the handset is placed, a plurality of operation buttons and the like. The telephone is placed in the offhoo... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5131037 | Call clip A telephone switch depressor that includes a planar wedge panel that includes a tapered, planar wedge end that is adapted to be received between a telephone flash switch and the opening through which the switch extends. The depressor serves to hold the fl... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4907265 | Telephone set with a mechanism for preventing unwanted displacements An improved telephone set of the type including a telephone body and a handset adapted to be placed on the former wherein the telephone set includes features which prevents displacement of the handset from the telephone body. The telephone body has a pair... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4782526 | Telephone set An improved telephone set of the type including a telephone body and a handset adapted to be placed on the former. The telephone body has a pair of engagement blocks incorporated therein of which part is projected outwardly of the telephone body and they ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4742542 | Telephone switch-hook actuator apparatus A telephone switch-hook actuator apparatus for use with a telephone unit incorporating a conventional handset whereby the telephone switch-hook actuator apparatus serves to operate the telephone switch-hook in place of the handset. Accordingly, a headset ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4741034 | Receptacle for telephone handset A telephone receiving apparatus (100) rigidly retains a telephone handset (200) without the need for a release lever. In the preferred embodiment, a moveable boss (108) and a rigid boss (106) engage corresponding notches (208 and 206) in the earpiece of t... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4727573 | Switch with plural rotors The invention relates to a compact, mechanically operated switch which is especially suitable for use in a telephone set having a loudspeaker receiving function. The switch includes a housing and, disposed therein, a first and a second rotor for opening a... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4726063 | Telephone lock The present invention provides an automatic lock for use on a telephone, and comprising a main body for securing to the phone, a slide member slideably mounted in the main body and a spring pressuring the slide member to automatically slide to a locking p... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4700383 | Lock-releasing mechanism for telephone set with muting function A lock-releasing apparatus for use in a telepone set, having a lock-releasing button (61) for a locking mechanism which locks a handset (41) stationarily to a cradle (42). The lock releasing button also actuates a muting switch (71).... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4658421 | Telephone set stand A stand for a telephone set comprises an open-bottomed housing providing at its top a handset cradle to the rear of a housing upper wall slanting up towards the cradle and having a large aperture in it. A keypad has keys projecting outward within the aper... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4638126 | Cradle switch for a telephone apparatus A cradle switch, which is used with a telephone apparatus having a housing with an opening and a cradle adjacent the opening, characterized by a housing having contact assemblies, an actuating lever pivotally connected onto the housing and a switch member... | 01/20/1987 |
