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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 1984
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1982
Gary Grantland, Hartselle, AL (US);
Eduard F Boeckmann, Huntsville, AL (US);
GTE Automatic Electric Inc., Northlake, IL (US);
Abstract
In a hold circuit including a relay normally latched and connecting the hold circuit to a subscriber telephone line, a first hold release circuit outputs a trigger signal to a silicon controlled rectifier turning on the rectifier responsive to a sensed drop in line potential, thereby providing an electrical path for the discharge of a capacitor. The capacitor discharges through the coil of the relay unlatching the relay and releasing the hold circuit from the line. The hold circuit is also arranged to be released by a second hold release circuit which outputs a trigger signal to the silicon controlled rectifier responsive to a pre-arranged timing interval.