Telephonic communications – Terminal – Housing or housing component
Patent
1991-04-01
1992-07-14
Schreyer, Stafford D.
Telephonic communications
Terminal
Housing or housing component
379143, 379145, 379440, 194202, H04M 118, H04M 1702
Patent
active
051310350
ABSTRACT:
A protective cover is disclosed for coin operated telephones which includes a coin box for storage of coins and a coin return opening for providing the user with a refund of unused coins. The protective cover is constructed of heavy gauge protective steel plate and is dimensioned to extend across the entire width of the telephone while providing limited, but sufficient access to the coin return opening of the telephone by including a relatively small opening to provide such access. A door which blocks the opening in the steel plate is pivotally mounted to the rear surface of the plate and is dimensioned to pivot rearwardly when returned coins are retrieved by the user, thus preventing stuffing of the coin return area. The door is greater in the vertical dimension than the vertical dimension of the relatively small coin return access opening and includes a rearwardly depending flange at the lower edge portion and a forwardly depending flange along each vertical side portion to prevent tampering or stuffing of the opening. The vertical flanges are approximately equal in length to the vertical dimension of the opening and extend forwardly to the forward surface of the steel plate. Limited pivotal movement of the coin return protective door is permitted by the protective cover. The protective cover is permanently attached to the locked cash box vault door and is therefore readily removable along with the vault door. A method for protection of coin operated telephones is also disclosed.
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Renault Metal Products, Ltd.
Resco Metal Products Corp.
Schreyer Stafford D.
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