Telephone wall mount

Claim 2

An improved wall mount to mount a telephone on a wall and connect the telephone to a telephone outlet on the wall, the outlet having a jack and a magnetic striker plate, the mount comprising: a. a base having a face adapted to mount a wall telephone; b. means in the base for mounting a plug for the electrical connection of the telephone with the jack of the telephone outlet; c. magnet means in the base to rigidly attach the base to the magnet striker plate of the outlet; d. guide means in the base to cooperate with the outlet for horizontally and vertically positioning the mount during its installation on the outlet; e. means for transferring the weight of the wall mount and telephone to the outlet; and f. means for removing the mount from the outlet.

Claim 3

The telephone wall mount claimed in claim 1 wherein the outlet has a face plate, the face plate having spaced apart and longitudinally extending slots and an upper horizontal surface, the guide means includes a guide pivotally mounted to the base for rotation about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis thereof, a pair of spaced apart, longitudinally directed ears on the guide adapted to be received in the longitudinally extending slots in the face plate, and a pair of transversely extending shoulders on the guide adapted to abut the upper horizontal surface of the face plate, the ears providing horizontal orientation of the mount with respect to the face plate and the shoulders providing vertical orientation of the mount with respect to the face plate.

Claim 4

The improved telephone wall mount claimed in claim 2 wherein the guide has a catch and the base has a catch disposed to be engaged by the guide''s catch to limit the amount of rotation of the guide away from the plane of the base.

Claim 5

The improved telephone wall mount claimed in claim 1 wherein the magnet means includes pairs of transversely spaced apart magnets adapted for magnetic flux communication with the striker plate of the outlet.

Claim 6

The improved telephone wall mount claimed in claim 1 wherein the magnet means includes a magnet frame disposed in the base, the magnet frame having two pairs of longitudinally spaced apart magnet pockets with the pairs of magnetic pockets being spaced transversely from each other on each side of the longitudinal centerline of the base, a magnet disposed in each of the pockets, and at least one pole piece loosely coupled to each of the magnets such that the pole piece is capable of limited movement to facilitate complete surface contact with the striker plate.

Claim 7

The improved telephone wall mount claimed in claim 1 wherein the removal means includes a tRigger and a fulcrum, the fulcrum being mounted on the base with the trigger pivotally mounted on the fulcrum, the trigger having a short lever arm extending longitudinally from the fulcrum and disposed to engage a surface of the outlet, a relatively longer actuating arm on the side of the fulcrum opposite from the lever arm, the actuating arm extending longitudinally from the fulcrum and being attached to lever arm, and means for rotating the actuating arm to actuate the lever arm and free the mount from the outlet.

Claim 8

The improved telephone wall mount claimed in claim 6 wherein the trigger includes a spaced apart and parallel pair of the lever and actuating arms, a bridge connecting the actuating arms, and the means for rotating the actuating arms includes an actuating tab extending out of a wall at the bottom of the base and attached to the bridge.

Claim 9

The improved telephone wall mount claimed in claim 7 including a pair of trigger guides mounted on the base, each guide having a pair of spaced apart, longitudinally oriented walls to define a recess, each of the lever arms residing in an associated one of the recesses, and a bridge over the recess for capturing the lever arms.

Claim 10

An improved wall mount for mounting a telephone to an outlet on a wall having a face plate with a pair of vertically oriented, spaced apart longitudinal slots, and a magnet striker plate mounted on the wall on either side of the face plate, the wall mount comprising: a. a base adapted to mount a telephone; b. a magnet frame mounted in the base, the magnet frame having two pairs of two magnet receptacles, each pair of magnet receptacles being longitudinally oriented, and the pairs of magnet receptacles being disposed on either side of the longitudinal centerline of the base, a magnet disposed in each of the receptacles; c. means for mounting a plug in the magnet frame for floating movement with respect thereto, the plug being adapted to electrically connect the telephone instrument mounted on the base with a jack in the outlet; d. a guide pivotally mounted on the base and having a pair of spaced apart longitudinal ears for registration in the slots of the face plate, and a pair of shoulders extending transversely interiorly of the ears for abutting a horizontal surface at the top of the face plate, the ears and the shoulders providing horizontal and vertical orientation of the wall mount; e. a trigger for removing the wall mount having a pair of spaced apart longitudinal arms, a short lever portion on each arm disposed for engaging a surface of the outlet and removing the mount therefrom, a longer actuating portion on each arm, a recess between the two portions of each arm, a fulcrum on the base disposed in the recess for rotation of the arms about the fulcrum and the engaging of the surface of the outlet by the lever portion upon one direction of such rotation, a bridge connecting the actuating portions of the arms, an actuating tab connected to the bridge and extending out the bottom of the base for selective actuation of the trigger by rotation of the arms in the one direction, a pair of trigger guides disposed on the base and defining recesses, each recess having a pair of side walls, each of the recesses receiving an associated one of the lever portions, the side walls of each recess transversely stabilizing the lever portion associated with the recess, and a bridge connecting the side walls of each recess and capturing the associated arm; and f. means for transferring the weight of the mount and telephone to the face plate.

Claim 11

An improved wall mount for mounting a telephone to an outlet on a wall having a face plate with a pair of vertically oriented, spaced apart longitudinal slots, and a magnet striker plate mounted on the wall on either side of the face plate, the wall mount comprising: a. a base adapted to mount a telephone; b. a magnet frame mounted in the base, the magnet frame having two pairs of two magnet receptacles, each pair of magnet receptacles being longitudinally oriented, and the pairs of magnet receptacles being disposed on either side of the longitudinal centerline of the base, a magnet disposed in each of the receptacles; c. means for mounting a plug in the magnet frame for floating movement with respect thereto, the plug being adapted to electrically connect the telephone instrument mounted on the base with a jack in the outlet; d. a guide pivotally mounted on the base and having a pair of spaced apart longitudinal ears for registration in the slots of the face plate, and a pair of shoulders extending transversely interiorly of the ears for abutting a horizontal surface at the top of the face plate, the ears and the shoulders providing horizontal and vertical orientation of the wall mount; e. a trigger for removing the wall mount having a pair of spaced apart longitudinal arms, a short lever portion on each arm disposed for engaging a surface of the outlet and removing the mount therefrom, a longer actuating portion on each arm, a recess between the two portions of each arm, a fulcrum on the base disposed in the recess for rotation of the arms about the fulcrum and the engaging of the surface of the outlet by the lever portion upon one direction of such rotation, a bridge connecting the actuating portions of the arms, an actuating tab connected to the bridge and extending out the bottom of the base for selective actuation of the trigger by rotation of the arms in the one direction, a pair of trigger guides disposed on the base and defining recesses, each recess having a pair of side walls, each of the recesses receiving an associated one of the lever portions, the side walls of each recess transversely stabilizing the lever portion associated with the recess, and a bridge connecting the side walls of each recess and capturing the associated arm; and f. means for transferring the weight of the mount and telephone to the face plate.

Claim 12

The improved telephone wall mount claimed in claim 9 wherein the magnet frame has a pair of spaced apart holes therein, the trigger guides extending through the holes and the lever portion of the arms also extending through the holes for engaging the surface of the outlet.

Claim 13

The improved telephone wall mount claimed in claim 10 including an arm guide associated with each of the actuating portions of the trigger''s arms, eaCh of the arm guides being on the base and defining a vertical surface which stabilizes the inside of its associated actuating portion.

Claim 14

The improved telephone wall mount claimed in claim 9 including a pair of longitudinally spaced apart bosses on the base, the spacing between the bosses being substantially equal to the vertical dimension of the face plate, the upper of the bosses being adapted to transfer the weight of the telephone instrument to the face plate and being included in the weight transfer means.