Push-button pay telephone dispenser
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1. A telephone station comprising:
- a telephone handset;
a cord electrically attached to the handset;
a cord reel assembly electrically attached to the cord;
a housing having a face with an opening defined therein, the face also having defined therein a trough of dimensions suitable for receiving the handset, the trough additionally having at least one tab slot defined therein and further having a latching slot defined therein;
a bezel removably attached to the housing, said bezel comprising;
a plate having front and rear faces, said plate additionally having first and second apertures defined therein, the first aperture corresponding to the trough and the second aperture corresponding to the opening of the housing when the bezel is attached to the housing; and
a flange formed on the rear side of the plate and having a latching opening corresponding to the latching slot of the trough when the bezel is attached to the housing, said flange also having at least one tab protruding therefrom, the tab being positioned to reside within a tab slot of the trough when the bezel is attached to the housing, thereby securing the bezel to the housing; and
self-resetting latching means connected to the housing for retaining the handset in the trough and alternately urging the handset therefrom, the latching means having a fully latched position and a fully unlatched position.
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Abstract
An improved telephone handset dispenser to store and dispense a telephone handset from the seat back of an airplane, including a housing for retaining the handset, a handset electrically attached to a cord which is dispensed from a cord reel contained within the housing, a protective bezel, and a self-resetting latching mechanism to retain the handset.
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1. A telephone station comprising:
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a telephone handset; a cord electrically attached to the handset; a cord reel assembly electrically attached to the cord; a housing having a face with an opening defined therein, the face also having defined therein a trough of dimensions suitable for receiving the handset, the trough additionally having at least one tab slot defined therein and further having a latching slot defined therein; a bezel removably attached to the housing, said bezel comprising; a plate having front and rear faces, said plate additionally having first and second apertures defined therein, the first aperture corresponding to the trough and the second aperture corresponding to the opening of the housing when the bezel is attached to the housing; and a flange formed on the rear side of the plate and having a latching opening corresponding to the latching slot of the trough when the bezel is attached to the housing, said flange also having at least one tab protruding therefrom, the tab being positioned to reside within a tab slot of the trough when the bezel is attached to the housing, thereby securing the bezel to the housing; and self-resetting latching means connected to the housing for retaining the handset in the trough and alternately urging the handset therefrom, the latching means having a fully latched position and a fully unlatched position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A telephone station comprising:
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a telephone handset; a cord electrically attached to the handset; a housing having a front face with a trough defined therein for receiving the handset; self-resetting latching means connected to the housing for retaining the handset within the trough and alternately urging the handset therefrom, said latching means having a fully latched position and a fully unlatched position, and comprising a generally planar body having an elongated hole defined therein; a pivot pin connected to the housing and extending through the elongated hole, thereby allowing the body to slide and rotate about the pin; a first spring interposed between the body and the pivot pin for biasing the body in a direction of sliding motion; activating means connected to the planar body for initiating the urging of the handset from the trough by the latching means; a leg formed upon the planar body for urging the handset from the trough in response to pressure upon the activating means; a second spring interposed between the planar body and the trough for biasing the body in a direction of sliding motion; and a catch formed upon the planar body; and a removable bezel attached to the housing, comprising; a plate having defined therein first and second apertures corresponding to the trough of the housing and an opening defined in the housing, respectively, when the bezel is attached to the housing; and a flange formed upon the plate so as to surround the first aperture of the bezel, said flange being of suitable dimension to reside within the trough when the bezel is attached to the housing.
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