Bell Telephone Laboratories

At&t Information Systems Inc.

Daniel W Tyler

Donald M Genaro

John N McGarvey

Gordon E Sylvester

Thomas J Kelly

Cristian J Felix

John Kowalik, Jr

Ghanshyam A Bhat

Cosmo M Rocca

Richard F Nelson, Jr

Albert C Stickler

Communication terminal housing

There is disclosed a business communication terminal structure having a modular switchhook and cradle assembly which can be easily located on either side of the terminal housing to receive a telephone handset. The unused housing side surface aperture is covered using a blank tight fitting cover plate which blends with the terminal housing.

Adaptive modular telephone cradle for a communication terminal

A snap-together housing is disclosed having a single fastener holding the multi-part housing together. The housing has a base, around which upper and lower panels fit in a clamshell arrangement. The wrap-around panels provide design contours and are the color bearing elements of the housing. Easy installation is achieved by a tab positioned at the rear of the lower panel which allows the lower panel to rotate upward around the base. A tab on the inner front surface of the lower panel engages a detent on the front of the base thereby preventing the lower panel from rotating downward without first being laterally separated from the base. The upper panel, held in position by a single fastener, interlocks with the front surface of the lower panel to prevent the lateral separation.

Snap-together housing

Telephone stand

An expandable telephone housing has been developed which allows for easy lateral expansion. The housing contains front and rear slides and an end cap which is removable. For expansion the end cap is removed exposing a mating mechanism for locking to an expansion housing. The expansion housing contains a face plate having additional lamps or buttons. New, and longer, front and rear slides are positioned along the front and rear edges of the combined housing to secure the now elongated structure. When assembled, the combined housings give the appearance of a single housing. The rear slide may be arranged for securing an auxiliary display unit.

Expandable communication terminal housing

Portable transceiver or similar article

Stand for a portable transceiver or similar article

Telephone station handset

Transaction terminal adjunct or similar article

A telephone station set has subscriber-interface elements associated with rotatable panel (11). Rotatable panel (11) is adapted to serve as a sunshade visor in an automobile. In panel (11), exterior cavity (14) readily accommodates handset (16) in either of two hangup positions. Handset (16) is compact and nonsymmetrical while the interior of cavity (14) completely contains the handset in either of the hangup positions. This arrangement provides the convenience of one handed operation by either hand of an operator. Coiled handset cord (27) emerges from a centrally located port (28) to provide the electrical connection compatible with this convenient operation.

Flat panel telephone station set

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Middletown, NJ, United States of America

Daniel W Tyler