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Telephone device with means for changing the angle of inclination

Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1987-01-28
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Granted: 1989-04-04
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Expires: 2007-01-28
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Abstract

Abstract A telephone apparatus composed of a telephone set and a device for changing its angle of inclination relative to its support surface is provided. To this end, a wire shackle is pivotably seated in the floor trough of the telephone set, whereby two different positions of the telephone set relative to its supporting surface are selectable on the basis of the shaping of the wire shackle. Portions of the shackle engagable with the support surface are provided with an elastic, riffled cladding to prevent slipping of the shackle on the support surface.

Inventors

  • 👤 Erwin Awakowicz
  • 👤 Peter Kleine

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 17:06
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 151 words
A telephone means to be supported on a supporting surface comprising a telephone set and a device for changing the angle of inclination thereof relative to the supporting surface, said telephone set having one end supported by said supporting surface and a second end supported by said device, said device being formed by a wire shackle having two ends directed toward one another and at a distance from one another pivotably seated in recesses of the telephone set, said wire shackle formed with at least two different portions selectively engageable with said supporting surface, the wire shackle has a U-shaped region comprising a pair of legs and a base respectively comprising three different lengths, said base and one of said legs comprising said portions engageable with said supporting surface such that the telephone set can be set into at least two different angles of inclination with respect to the supporting surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 151 words
A telephone means to be supported on a supporting surface comprising a telephone set and a device for changing the angle of inclination thereof relative to the supporting surface, said telephone set having one end supported by said supporting surface and a second end supported by said device, said device being formed by a wire shackle having two ends directed toward one another and at a distance from one another pivotably seated in recesses of the telephone set, said wire shackle formed with at least two different portions selectively engageable with said supporting surface, the wire shackle has a U-shaped region comprising a pair of legs and a base respectively comprising three different lengths, said base and one of said legs comprising said portions engageable with said supporting surface such that the telephone set can be set into at least two different angles of inclination with respect to the supporting surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
A telephone means according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said U-shaped regions are connected to one another via a web.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
A telephone means according to claim 2, wherein the web includes a curvature having a large radius between said regions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
A telephone means according to claim 1, wherein said portions of the wire shackle which rest on the supporting surface are provided with a cladding of elastic material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 12 words
A telephone means according to claim 4, wherein the cladding is riffled.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 172 words
A telephone means comprising: a telephone set; a device for changing the angle of inclination of said telephone set relative to a supporting surface; said telephone set having one end supported by said supporting surface and a second end supported by said device, said device being formed by a wire shackle having two ends directed toward one another and at a distance from one another pivotally seated in recesses of said telephone set; said wire shackle being formed U-shaped in a pair of regions, each of said regions including a pair of legs and a base respectively comprising three different lengths, said base and at least one of said legs being selectively engageable with said supporting surface such that said telephone set can be set into at least two different angles of inclination with respect to said supporting surface; a web connecting said regions, said web having a large radius of curvature between said regions; and a cladding of elastic material covering portions of said shackle which rest on said supporting surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 172 words
A telephone means comprising: a telephone set; a device for changing the angle of inclination of said telephone set relative to a supporting surface; said telephone set having one end supported by said supporting surface and a second end supported by said device, said device being formed by a wire shackle having two ends directed toward one another and at a distance from one another pivotally seated in recesses of said telephone set; said wire shackle being formed U-shaped in a pair of regions, each of said regions including a pair of legs and a base respectively comprising three different lengths, said base and at least one of said legs being selectively engageable with said supporting surface such that said telephone set can be set into at least two different angles of inclination with respect to said supporting surface; a web connecting said regions, said web having a large radius of curvature between said regions; and a cladding of elastic material covering portions of said shackle which rest on said supporting surface.

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