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Electric box for connection between a handset and a telephone base

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1997-07-21
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Granted: 1998-08-18
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Expires: 2017-07-21
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Abstract

Abstract An electric box connected between a telephone base and a handset, including a housing having a hollow upright shaft on the inside, a rotary member turned about the upright shaft of the housing, a spiral spring mounted in the housing and having two ends respectively fastened to the upright shaft and the rotary member, a holder fastened to the rotary member and holding a plurality of concentrically arranged metal rings, a plurality of terminals mounted in respective holes in the housing and supported on respective metal springs respectively disposed in contact with the metal rings, a flat cable wound around the rotary member and having one end extended out of the housing and mounted with a module plug for connection to the handset and an opposite end connected to the metal rings, a mounting block mounted on the housing on the outside, a module plug mounted on the mounting blocks for connection to the telephone base and having contacts respectively disposed in contact with the terminals.

Inventors

  • 👤 Liao Sheng-Hsin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 06:24
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/15

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 369 words
An electric box connected between a telephone base and a handset, comprising: a housing having a cable hole, said housing comprised of a bottom shell and a cover shell placed on said bottom shell, said bottom shell comprising a hollow upright shaft on an inside at a center, and a split upright stub tube spaced around said upright shaft, said cover shell having a plurality of through holes; a rotary member mounted inside said housing and turned about said upright shaft of said bottom shell, said rotary member comprising a bottom chamber, a partition wall, a top chamber separated from said bottom chamber by said partition wall, an axle hole at a center of said partition wall which receives the upright shaft of said bottom shell, a slot and a notch at a periphery; a spiral spring mounted in said bottom chamber of said rotary member, having a hooked inner end fastened to a split of said split upright stub tube of said bottom shell and a hooked outer end fastened to the notch of said rotary member; a metal ring holder mounted in said top chamber of said rotary member and having a plurality of circular grooves of different diameters concentrically disposed at a top side; a flat cable wound around said rotary chamber, having one end inserted into the slot of said rotary member and connected to said metal ring holder and an opposite end extended out of the cable hole of said housing and mounted with a first module plug for connection to said handset; a plurality of metal rings respectively mounted in the circular grooves of said metal ring holder, having a respective pointed tip raised from a ring periphery and forced into contact with respective conductors in said flat cable; a plurality of metal springs respectively mounted in the through holes of said cover shell and disposed in contact with said metal rings; a plurality of terminals respectively supported on said metal springs in the through holes of said cover shell; a mounting block mounted on said cover shell; and a second module plug mounted on said mounting block for connection to said telephone base, having contacts respectively disposed in contact with said terminals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 369 words
An electric box connected between a telephone base and a handset, comprising: a housing having a cable hole, said housing comprised of a bottom shell and a cover shell placed on said bottom shell, said bottom shell comprising a hollow upright shaft on an inside at a center, and a split upright stub tube spaced around said upright shaft, said cover shell having a plurality of through holes; a rotary member mounted inside said housing and turned about said upright shaft of said bottom shell, said rotary member comprising a bottom chamber, a partition wall, a top chamber separated from said bottom chamber by said partition wall, an axle hole at a center of said partition wall which receives the upright shaft of said bottom shell, a slot and a notch at a periphery; a spiral spring mounted in said bottom chamber of said rotary member, having a hooked inner end fastened to a split of said split upright stub tube of said bottom shell and a hooked outer end fastened to the notch of said rotary member; a metal ring holder mounted in said top chamber of said rotary member and having a plurality of circular grooves of different diameters concentrically disposed at a top side; a flat cable wound around said rotary chamber, having one end inserted into the slot of said rotary member and connected to said metal ring holder and an opposite end extended out of the cable hole of said housing and mounted with a first module plug for connection to said handset; a plurality of metal rings respectively mounted in the circular grooves of said metal ring holder, having a respective pointed tip raised from a ring periphery and forced into contact with respective conductors in said flat cable; a plurality of metal springs respectively mounted in the through holes of said cover shell and disposed in contact with said metal rings; a plurality of terminals respectively supported on said metal springs in the through holes of said cover shell; a mounting block mounted on said cover shell; and a second module plug mounted on said mounting block for connection to said telephone base, having contacts respectively disposed in contact with said terminals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 52 words
The electric box of claim 1, wherein said cover shell has a sliding groove on an outer side and a rack within said sliding groove; said mounting block is mounted in said sliding groove of said cover shell, having a spring pawl forced into engagement with the rack of said cover shell.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 45 words
The electric box of claim 1, wherein said partition wall of said rotary member has a plurality of pin holes spaced around said axle hole; said metal ring holder comprises a plurality of bottom pins respectively fitted into the pin holes of said rotary member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 34 words
The electric box of claim 1, wherein a spring is mounted in the hollow upright shaft of said bottom shell to impart an upward pressure to said metal ring holder toward said cover shell.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
The electric box of claim 1, wherein said mounting block comprises a pressure plate stopped at a clip of said second module plug for mounting control.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 34 words
The electric box of claim 1, wherein said cover shell comprises a T-block having a plurality of through holes, which receive said terminals; said mounting block comprises a coupling groove coupled to said T-block.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 2001-08-17 2002-02-16 2002-08-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2005-08-17 2006-02-16 2006-08-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2009-08-17 2010-02-16 2010-08-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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