Vandal resistant public telephone
First Claim
1. A vandal resistant public telephone installation comprising, in combination,a hollow support extending upwardly from a floor surface and having rigid external walls cooperating to define a closed inner chamber for housing telephone apparatus,an access opening formed in one wall of said hollow support,an elongated vertically extending arm member having one end pivotally mounted on said hollow support and moveable between a stored position and an extended position, said arm extending over and substantially closing said access opening when the arm is in the stored position and being pivotally moveable outward to said extended position,transmitter and receiver means mounted on said moveable arm for movement therewith,means permitting substantially unobstructed transmission of sound between said transmitter and receiver means and the exterior of said hollow support when said arm is in said extended position to enable a person adjacent the post to use the telephone at different heights above the floor surface adjacent the hollow support,coin collecting means supported within said hollow support 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 a rigid external wall of said hollow support below said access opening means and providing access to said coin collecting means.
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Abstract
A coin-operated public telephone apparatus employs one or more telephone units and coin operating and collecting equipment enclosed within rigid components of a support 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.
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Citations
14 Claims
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1. A vandal resistant public telephone installation comprising, in combination,
a hollow support extending upwardly from a floor surface and having rigid external walls cooperating to define a closed inner chamber for housing telephone apparatus, an access opening formed in one wall of said hollow support, an elongated vertically extending arm member having one end pivotally mounted on said hollow support and moveable between a stored position and an extended position, said arm extending over and substantially closing said access opening when the arm is in the stored position and being pivotally moveable outward to said extended position, transmitter and receiver means mounted on said moveable arm for movement therewith, means permitting substantially unobstructed transmission of sound between said transmitter and receiver means and the exterior of said hollow support when said arm is in said extended position to enable a person adjacent the post to use the telephone at different heights above the floor surface adjacent the hollow support, coin collecting means supported within said hollow support 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 a rigid external wall of said hollow support below said access opening means and providing access to said coin collecting means.
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8. A vandal resistant public telephone installation conveniently useable by persons having a wide range of heights including handicapped persons in wheelchairs, comprising,
an upwardly extending hollow support having a substantially vertical outer wall, an access opening in said vertical outer wall, inner wall means mounted within the said hollow support 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 hollow support, and moveable support means mounting said transmitter and receiver means for movement between a raised and a lowered position.
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