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Ringing detector for use by the deaf

US4379210A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 28, 1981
Grant dateApr 5, 1983
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M19/04
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A ringing detector circuit for use by the deaf which may be connected between the tip and ring conductors (11, 12) of a subscriber set to cause an incandescent lamp (40) to flash to half brightness when ringing voltage is applied to the line. Closing a manual switch (22) allows the lamp (40) to burn at half brightness when the phone is not ringing and to flash to full brightness when the phone is ringing.

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