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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald D Wagner, Signal Hill, CA (US);
William L Klima, Stafford, VA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
191 124 ; 379438 ;
Abstract
A telephone apparatus comprises a telephone cord retraction device positioned between a base unit and a handset of the telephone apparatus. The retraction device includes a housing enclosing a length of telephone cord and a spring assembly, and a male telephone connector located exterior of the housing. The male connector is substantially rigidly connected to a substantially rigid extension that is substantially rigidly connected to the housing of the retraction device. The male telephone connector is disposed within the female telephone connector of the base unit when the retraction device is installed on the base unit.