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Telephone handset acoustic coupling cup

US4246444A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 26, 1979
Grant dateJan 20, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 26, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/2155
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telephone handset acoustic coupling cup adapted for use as part of an acoustic data coupler wherein the cup has a flexible, gripping lip surrounding an opening for receiving a telephone handset transmitter or receiver case. Each of two acoustic coupling cups may additionally be eccentrically rotatably mounted on a case in a manner that their openings may be varied in distance from one another by rotating the cups with respect to the case. The cups may also be flexible in a manner to be bendable with respect to said case, all with the view of providing an acoustic data coupler that can accept a wide variety of different sizes and shapes of telephone handsets.

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