Telephone terminal discount accessory device

Claim 1

A telephone terminal disconnect accessory device useful in facilitating the automatic disconnection or hanging up of a telephone at a first telephone terminal station of a closed telephone system having a number of telephone terminals when it is desirable to hold a conversation at a second telephone terminal station without having to return to said first telephone terminal station to hang up the telephone terminal, or without seeking the assistance of another person to accomplish same, said device comprising a housing having at least two female modular telephone jacks adapted thereto for attachment to the wall plate of an incoming telephone line and said first telephone terminal, said housing including (a) an on/off switching means for activating or deactivating said disconnect accessory device, (b) an operational display means for indicating whether said disconnect accessory device is in the activated or deactivated mode. (c) a timer means for setting a time delay period after which said disconnect accessory device functions to disconnect or hang up the telephone at said first telephone terminal station, (d) a relay means operatively connected to said timing means for breaking the connection at said first telephone terminal station when said time delay period elapses, (e) a re-set switching means for re-activating said disconnect accessory device following use, and (f) a power source for providing an ample supply of power to said disconnect accessory device.