Post mounted public telephone
First Claim
1. A vandal resistant public telephone installation comprising, in combination,an elongated, upwardly extending support post having a bottom end adapted to be anchored to a floor surface, said post having rigid external walls cooperating to define a hollow interior for housing telephone apparatus,access opening means in one wall of said post,coin-operated telephone instrument means mounted within said post, said telephone instrument means having dial actuating means accessible from outside said post through said access opening means,transmitter and receiver means mounted within said post,means permitting the substantially unobstructed transmission of sound between the exterior of said post and said transmitter and receiver means to enable a person adjacent to the post to use the telephone,coin collecting means supported within said post at a location spaced substantially below said telephone instrument,coin guide means extending between said telephone instrument and said coin collecting means for guiding coins which have been employed to actuate said telephone instrument to said coin collecting means, anddoor means in an outside wall of said post below said access opening means providing access to said coin collecting means.
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Accused Products
Abstract
A post-mounted coin-operated public telephone apparatus employs one or more telephone units and coin operating and collecting equipment enclosed within rigid components of the pole structure for maximum security and protection against vandalism and to enable installation where conventional coin-operated telephones requiring separate enclosures cannot be utilized due to space limitations. The coin box is spaced from the telephone unit to minimize the likelihood of damage by attempted theft. The structure is adaptable for use by persons of different heights including standing adults as well as handicapped persons in wheelchairs or as a drive-up unit for use by persons in an automobile.
50 Citations
41 Claims
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1. A vandal resistant public telephone installation comprising, in combination,
an elongated, upwardly extending support post having a bottom end adapted to be anchored to a floor surface, said post having rigid external walls cooperating to define a hollow interior for housing telephone apparatus, access opening means in one wall of said post, coin-operated telephone instrument means mounted within said post, said telephone instrument means having dial actuating means accessible from outside said post through said access opening means, transmitter and receiver means mounted within said post, means permitting the substantially unobstructed transmission of sound between the exterior of said post and said transmitter and receiver means to enable a person adjacent to the post to use the telephone, coin collecting means supported within said post at a location spaced substantially below said telephone instrument, coin guide means extending between said telephone instrument and said coin collecting means for guiding coins which have been employed to actuate said telephone instrument to said coin collecting means, and door means in an outside wall of said post below said access opening means providing access to said coin collecting means.
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20. A vandal resistant public telephone installation conveniently useable by persons having a wide range of heights including handicapped persons in wheelchairs, comprising,
an elongated hollow upwardly extending support post having a substantially vertical outer wall, an elongated upwardly extending access opening in said outer wall, inner wall means mounted within the said hollow post and extending over said access opening, coin-operated telephone instrument means mounted on said inner wall means on the side thereof opposite said access opening, said instrument means having dial actuating means extending through said inner wall means and accessible through said access opening, transmitter and receiver means mounted within said post, and support means mounting said transmitter and receiver means for movement between a raised and a lowered position.
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37. A vandal resistant public telephone installation conveniently useable by persons having a wide range of heights including handicapped persons in wheelchairs, comprising,
an elongated hollow upwardly extending support post having a substantially vertical outer wall, an elongated upwardly extending access opening in said outer wall, telephone support means mounted on said post for movement substantially vertically along said access opening between a raised and a lowered position, and a coin-operated telephone instrument including transmitter and receiver means mounted within said post for movement with said telephone support means between said raised and lowered positions.
Specification