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Telephone pay station

Assignee: Benner Nawman Inc
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Filing: 1964-12-08
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Granted: 1966-06-28
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Expires: 1984-12-08
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Rollie B Nawman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 11:25
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M17/00; H04M17/02; H04M17/026

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 376 words
IN A TELEPHONE PAY STATION ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A TELEPHONE CIRCUIT, A BOD-LIKE ENCLOSURE HAVING REAR AND FRONT, TOP AND BOTTOM, SAID SIDE WALLS WITH AN OPENING FORMED IN THE FRONT WALL, A PAY TELEPHONE MOUNTED IN SAID ENCLOSURE, SAID ENCLOSURE HAVING A DEPTH SO THAT THE FRONT PORTION OF THE PAY TELEPHONE IS SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH WITH SAID FRONT OPENING, SAID PAY TELEPHONE HAVING A DIAL FACING THE FRONT OPENING FOR DIALING TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AN OPERATING MUMBER MOVABLE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS, MEANS YIELDABLY URGING THE OPERATING MEMBER FROM SAID FIRST POSITION TO SAID SECOND POSITION, SAID OPERATING MEMBER IN SAID FIRST POSITION DISCONNECTING THE PAY TELEPHONE FROM THE TELEPHONE CIRCUIT AND IN SAID SECOND POSITION CONNECTING SAID PAY TELEPHONE TO THE TELEPHONE CIRCUIT, A HANDSET, A FLEXIBLE CORD CONNECTING THE HANDSET OF THE PAY TELEPHONE, MEANS FOR RECEIVING COINS AND A COIN RETURN CHUTE, A FRONT DOOR HINGED TO SAID ENCLOSURE AND BEING ADAPTED TO BE CLOSED SAID FRONT OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS TO OPEN AND CLOSE SAID FRONT OPENING, MEANS FOR LATCHING SAID FRONT DOOR IN A CLOSED POSITION, SAID DOOR HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN TO PERMIT ACCESS TO SAID DIAL OF SAID PAY TELEPHONE WHEN SAID DOOR IS IN A CLOSED POSITION, AN ACTUATING MEMBER, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID ACTUATING MEMBER IN SAID DOOR TO PERMIT MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATING MEMBER BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS, A CRADLE MOUNTED ON THE OUTSIDE OF SAID DOOR ON SAID ACTUATING MEMBER AND BEING ADAPTED TO CARRY SAID HANDSET, A PORTION OF SAID ACTUATING MEMBER BEING DISPOSED ON THE REAR SIDE OF SAID DOOR BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID OPERATING MEMBER ON THE PAY TELEPHONE, MEANS NORMALLY URGING SAID ACTUATING MEMBER INTO A POSITION UNOBSTRUCTING MOVEMENT OF SAID OPERATING MEMBER ON SAID PAY TELEPHONE TO SAID SECOND POSITION THEREOF, SAID HANDSET BEING OF SUFFICIENT WEIGHT TO MOVE THE ACTUATING MEMBER INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE OPENING MEMBER OF THE PAY TELEPHONE TO MOVE SAID OPERATING MEMBER FROM ITS SECOND TO ITS FIRST POSITION, MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID DOOR PERMITTING THE COIN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, AND TELEPHONE TO RECEIVE COINS WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, AND MEANS FORMED ON THE DOOR TO PERMIT ACESS TO THE COIN RETURN CHUTE TO THE PAY TELEPHONE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 376 words
IN A TELEPHONE PAY STATION ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A TELEPHONE CIRCUIT, A BOD-LIKE ENCLOSURE HAVING REAR AND FRONT, TOP AND BOTTOM, SAID SIDE WALLS WITH AN OPENING FORMED IN THE FRONT WALL, A PAY TELEPHONE MOUNTED IN SAID ENCLOSURE, SAID ENCLOSURE HAVING A DEPTH SO THAT THE FRONT PORTION OF THE PAY TELEPHONE IS SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH WITH SAID FRONT OPENING, SAID PAY TELEPHONE HAVING A DIAL FACING THE FRONT OPENING FOR DIALING TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AN OPERATING MUMBER MOVABLE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS, MEANS YIELDABLY URGING THE OPERATING MEMBER FROM SAID FIRST POSITION TO SAID SECOND POSITION, SAID OPERATING MEMBER IN SAID FIRST POSITION DISCONNECTING THE PAY TELEPHONE FROM THE TELEPHONE CIRCUIT AND IN SAID SECOND POSITION CONNECTING SAID PAY TELEPHONE TO THE TELEPHONE CIRCUIT, A HANDSET, A FLEXIBLE CORD CONNECTING THE HANDSET OF THE PAY TELEPHONE, MEANS FOR RECEIVING COINS AND A COIN RETURN CHUTE, A FRONT DOOR HINGED TO SAID ENCLOSURE AND BEING ADAPTED TO BE CLOSED SAID FRONT OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS TO OPEN AND CLOSE SAID FRONT OPENING, MEANS FOR LATCHING SAID FRONT DOOR IN A CLOSED POSITION, SAID DOOR HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN TO PERMIT ACCESS TO SAID DIAL OF SAID PAY TELEPHONE WHEN SAID DOOR IS IN A CLOSED POSITION, AN ACTUATING MEMBER, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID ACTUATING MEMBER IN SAID DOOR TO PERMIT MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATING MEMBER BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS, A CRADLE MOUNTED ON THE OUTSIDE OF SAID DOOR ON SAID ACTUATING MEMBER AND BEING ADAPTED TO CARRY SAID HANDSET, A PORTION OF SAID ACTUATING MEMBER BEING DISPOSED ON THE REAR SIDE OF SAID DOOR BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID OPERATING MEMBER ON THE PAY TELEPHONE, MEANS NORMALLY URGING SAID ACTUATING MEMBER INTO A POSITION UNOBSTRUCTING MOVEMENT OF SAID OPERATING MEMBER ON SAID PAY TELEPHONE TO SAID SECOND POSITION THEREOF, SAID HANDSET BEING OF SUFFICIENT WEIGHT TO MOVE THE ACTUATING MEMBER INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE OPENING MEMBER OF THE PAY TELEPHONE TO MOVE SAID OPERATING MEMBER FROM ITS SECOND TO ITS FIRST POSITION, MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID DOOR PERMITTING THE COIN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, AND TELEPHONE TO RECEIVE COINS WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, AND MEANS FORMED ON THE DOOR TO PERMIT ACESS TO THE COIN RETURN CHUTE TO THE PAY TELEPHONE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-06-27 1969-12-27 1970-06-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-06-27 1973-12-27 1974-06-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-06-27 1977-12-27 1978-06-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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