Emergency telecommunication device

Claim 1

An emergency telecommunication device comprising: a telecommunications control circuit, in connection with a phone-OUT jack, having an automatic dialing circuit preprogrammed to dial an emergency telephone number; a digital-to-analog voice circuit adapted to transmit one of three predetermined messages to an emergency operator when said control circuit is activated by one of three activation buttons: a medical emergency activation control button, a fire activation control button, and a police activation control button; and a touch tone decoding circuit adapted to allow an emergency operator to play first and second user programmable messages and to control a microphone and a speaker that are interconnected to said control circuit, respectively, through a microphone input port and a speaker output port; each said activation control button being keyed to a specific message that corresponds to a particular type emergency; Each of said fire, medical emergency and police control activation buttons being disposed through apertures formed through a first activation button housing panel and being surrounded on sides thereof by a first, second and third ridge, respectively, that extends away from said first activation button housing panel a distance of about one-eighth (1/8") inch; said fire, medical emergency and police control activation buttons being coverable by a pivoting lid member that engages a device activation control switch; said device activation control switch being in electrical connection with said control circuit in a manner such that positioning said device activation control switch in a first position controls an ON/OFF state of said control circuit.