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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1976
Abram Nathaniel Spanel, Princeton, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A telephone control apparatus is disclosed for controlling the use of a telephone in which the handset of the telephone may be continuously located at position remote from the telephone for use with auxilliary equipment, such as a hands free telephone unit or a data telephone adapter. Manually operable means are provided for selectively holding the disconnect switch buttons in the telephone cradle in either a depressed or a released condition. The manually operable means is provided with switch means whereby the auxilliary equipment or device may be actuated upon release of the disconnect switch buttons and deactuated when the manual means depresses the disconnect switch buttons of the telephone. In this manner, the handset of the telephone may be located at a position remote from the telephone handset cradle, while the telephone control apparatus provides means whereby the telephone may be conveniently controlled to initiate or receive telephone communications, or end them.