US4178477A
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Telephone Recorder mechanical actuator
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 1978-03-27
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Granted: 1979-12-11
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Expires: 1998-03-27
Abstract
Abstract A telephone recording device comprises a recording head provided in a movable member moved in accordance with taking up and down of a handset of a telephone, the recording head being set on the recording side when the handset is removed and being reset when the handset is replaced.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaaki Sato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:46
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/64; H04M1/65; H04M1/654; H04M1/6545
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
For a telephone having a handset and a switch-hook operable by the handset, a telephone answering set for use with a recording medium comprising: a housing for receiving a telephone set, a lever projecting from the housing into the area of the switchhook for movement in one direction when the handset goes off hook and another direction when the handset goes on hook, pickup means in the housing for sensing messages passing through the telephone, recording head means in the housing for recording on a recording medium, roller means engageable with a recording medium for advancing the recording medium, a switch coupled to the record head means for activating and deactivating the operation of said recording head means, mechanical means having a plate and linking means coupled to the lever and said roller means as well as to said head means and engageable with said switch for moving said head means and said roller means into engagement with the recording medium in response to movement of said lever and for operating the switch so as to activate said pickup means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
For a telephone having a handset and a switch-hook operable by the handset, a telephone answering set for use with a recording medium comprising: a housing for receiving a telephone set, a lever projecting from the housing into the area of the switchhook for movement in one direction when the handset goes off hook and another direction when the handset goes on hook, pickup means in the housing for sensing messages passing through the telephone, recording head means in the housing for recording on a recording medium, roller means engageable with a recording medium for advancing the recording medium, a switch coupled to the record head means for activating and deactivating the operation of said recording head means, mechanical means having a plate and linking means coupled to the lever and said roller means as well as to said head means and engageable with said switch for moving said head means and said roller means into engagement with the recording medium in response to movement of said lever and for operating the switch so as to activate said pickup means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A set as in claim 1 further comprising a control contact engageable with said mechanical means for energizing the set.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
A set as in claim 1 wherein the linkage means includes a vertical arm, a horizontal arm and a rocking lever connecting the arms, the vertical arm being connected to the lever which serves to be moved by the handset and the horizontal arm being connected to the plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
87 words
A set as in claim 1, wherein said housing includes a hollow base portion for receiving the bottom of the telephone set and a hollow vertical portion for alignment with the rear of the telephone set, said recording head means, said roller means, said switch means and said plate being located in the base portion, said base portion forming the only casing for said recording head means, said roller means, said switch and said plate, said base portion having a vertical dimension smaller than its horizontal dimension.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A set as in claim 1, wherein said roller means and sad head means are mounted on said plate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
A set as in claim 5, wherein the linkage means includes a vertical arm, a horizontal arm and a rocking lever connecting the arms, the vertical arm being connected to the lever which serves to be moved by the handset and the horizontal arm being connected to the plate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A set as in claim 5, wherein said plate is engageable with said switch.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
87 words
A set as in claim 7, wherein said housing inlcudes a hollow base portion for receiving the bottom of the telephone set and a hollow vertical portion for alignment with the rear of the telephone set, said recording head means, said roller means, said switch means and said plate being located in the base portion, said base portion forming the only casing for said recording head means, said roller means, said switch and said plate, said base portion having a vertical dimension smaller than its horizontal dimension.
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