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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:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1998
Thomas J Albanese, Pembroke, MA (US);
Scott D Dalton, Bridgewater, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides for permitting hands-free operation of a telephone handset in a vehicle. The device, having a base pivotally attached to the vehicle above the door opening on the driver's side, and also has means for storing the device above the door opening when not in use. Means are provided for wiring the device to the microphone input of the mobile phone set. A resiliently flexible elongated extension, having a coaxial cable being disposed therein, with a proximal end connected to the base and and a distal end containing a microphone. The extension connects the energy source to the distal end and is formed of a material that can be easily flexed by hand to assume a multiple of different shapes and angles, and which can retain a given shape indefinitely. The distal end is normally oriented towards the user's mouth when in position for use.