Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
370 words
A holder and a latch mechanism for releasably retaining a hand held telephone that has a latch protrusion formed on one end thereof and a latching recess formed adjacent to the latch protrusion, comprising a generally open sided telephone holder formed by integral end, side, and bottom walls defining a longitudinal telephone receiving cavity with a latch opening formed in a latch end wall proximate to a position that would be occupied by the latching recess on the telephone when the latter is placed within the cavity, said cavity having pivot pin means formed on the outer surface thereof also proximate to the latching end wall, and said cavity having at least one compressive resilient button fastened to a bottom wall thereof adapted to be in engagement with a surface of the telephone when the latter is placed in said cavity, a face plate of generally rectangular configuration adhered to the holder walls, said face plate overextending the walls to define a flange, said face plate having a telephone receiving opening formed therein and also having a generally credit card width slot formed therein at the latching end of the face plate, and said face plate being provided with a hollow sleeve extending inwardly of said slot, and a latching mechanism disposed outside the latching end of the cavity comprising a pair of arms pivotably engaged with the pivot pin means, a latch plate extending between said arms having a card engaging surface extending therefrom in an outward orientation to the cavity, and a latching finger extending therefrom into said cavity, and compressive spring means disposed between the latch plate and said hollow sleeve to normally bias the latching finger into the cavity in a position where it will engage into the latching recess on the telephone, and yet permitting the latching finger to be pivoted out of the path of the latch protrusion, or out of the latching recess when an overcoming force is applied to the card engaging surface by the insertion of a thin implement, such as a credit card, through the card slot and hollow sleeve whereby the telephone hand set is freed and biased out of the cavity by expansion of the compressible resilient button.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
370 words
A holder and a latch mechanism for releasably retaining a hand held telephone that has a latch protrusion formed on one end thereof and a latching recess formed adjacent to the latch protrusion, comprising a generally open sided telephone holder formed by integral end, side, and bottom walls defining a longitudinal telephone receiving cavity with a latch opening formed in a latch end wall proximate to a position that would be occupied by the latching recess on the telephone when the latter is placed within the cavity, said cavity having pivot pin means formed on the outer surface thereof also proximate to the latching end wall, and said cavity having at least one compressive resilient button fastened to a bottom wall thereof adapted to be in engagement with a surface of the telephone when the latter is placed in said cavity, a face plate of generally rectangular configuration adhered to the holder walls, said face plate overextending the walls to define a flange, said face plate having a telephone receiving opening formed therein and also having a generally credit card width slot formed therein at the latching end of the face plate, and said face plate being provided with a hollow sleeve extending inwardly of said slot, and a latching mechanism disposed outside the latching end of the cavity comprising a pair of arms pivotably engaged with the pivot pin means, a latch plate extending between said arms having a card engaging surface extending therefrom in an outward orientation to the cavity, and a latching finger extending therefrom into said cavity, and compressive spring means disposed between the latch plate and said hollow sleeve to normally bias the latching finger into the cavity in a position where it will engage into the latching recess on the telephone, and yet permitting the latching finger to be pivoted out of the path of the latch protrusion, or out of the latching recess when an overcoming force is applied to the card engaging surface by the insertion of a thin implement, such as a credit card, through the card slot and hollow sleeve whereby the telephone hand set is freed and biased out of the cavity by expansion of the compressible resilient button.