Telephone handset cover
US5012513A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/18
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telephone handset cover 10 for covering a conventional telephone handset 1, typically of the type employed in public telephone facilities. Handset cover 10 is installed upon handset 1 with or without shank 16. Shank 16 may be a single piece or a plurality of pieces. Where employed, shank 16 may be separate from cover 10 or integrally molded there into, and serves to hold handset 1 together for continuous function even in the event of breakage of handset 1. In general handset cover 10, and shank 16 function to absorb or deflect impact energy directed at handset 1 to prevent damage to, or contain the damage done to, telephone handsets in public telephone facilities. Handset cover 10 is typically nonremovable by the user, in that it is installed either with temporary epoxy glue strips 15 or with angled metal closure shanks 26. Handset cover 10 may be closed either along the back of handset 1 or along the cradle side of handset 1.
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