Retention means for telephone handsets

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION: A BASEBOARD HAVING A RETAINING WALL WITH A PORT THERETHROUGH; AN ARMORED CORD; A TELEPHONE HANDSET HAVING A MICROPHONE CAVITY WITH A DECLIVITY, AND A PASSAGE THROUGH THE HANDSET INTO THE CAVITY, THE ARMORED CORD PASSING THROUGH THE PASSAGE INTO THE CAVITY AND THROUGH THE PORT PAST THE RETAINING WALL; FIRST RETENTION MEANS FOR RESTRAINING THE ARMORED CORD AGAINST REMOVAL FROM THE PORT COMPRISING A FIRST PLATE HAVING A LATERAL DIMENSION GREATER THAN THAT OF THE PORT SO AS TO BE UNABLE TO PASS THERETHROUGH, AND FIRST ENGAGEMENT MEANS ATTACHED TO THE FIRST PLATE AND ADAPTED TO BE FORCED INTO RESTRAINING CONTACT WITH THE ARMORED CORD; AND AND SECOND RETENTION MEANS COMPRISING A SECOND PLATE IN SAID MICROPHONE CAVITY AND HAVING A LATERAL DIMENSION GREATER THAN THAT OF THE PASSAGE SO AS TO BE UNABLE TO PASS THERETHROUGH, A POST ON SAID SECOND PLATE ADAPTED TO ENTER SAID DECLIVITY, THEREBY TO BE RESTRAINED AGAINST MOTION IN ONE DIRECTION, AN ABUTMENT SURFACE ON SAID SECOND PLATE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE HANDSET INSIDE THE CAVITY, THEREBY TO BE RESTRAINED AGAINST MOTION IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO THE FIRST-NAMED DIRECTION, AND SECOND ENGAGEMENT MEANS ATTACHED TO THE SECOND PLATE WHICH LAST-NAMED MEANS IS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AND HOLD THE ARMORED CORD, THE SECOND ENGAGEMENT MEANS THEREBY RESTRAINING THE ARMORED CORD AGAINST MOTION IN EITHER OF SAID DIRECTIONS.