Telephonic communications – Terminal accessory or auxiliary equipment – Hood or enclosure
Patent
1998-02-03
1999-12-28
Chiang, Jack
Telephonic communications
Terminal accessory or auxiliary equipment
Hood or enclosure
379420, H04M 100
Patent
active
06009169&
ABSTRACT:
An inmate phone (10) of the type having a housing (12) in an interior wall (14) of a prison (16). A push-button dialing pad (18) is mounted within a front wall (20) of the housing (12) with the push-button digits (22) of the push-button dialing pad (18) extending out of the front wall (20). A telephone handset (24) is provided, being a handle (26) with an earpiece (28) at one end and a mouthpiece (30) at an opposite end. A handset cord (32) is electrically connected between the push-button dialing pad (18) and the telephone handset (24). The improvement comprises a facility (34) for permanently mounting the telephone handset (24) vertically within the front wall (20) of the housing (12), so that the earpiece (28) positioned at top and the mouthpiece (30) positioned at bottom will permanently extend out through the front wall (20) of the housing (12) to be used by inmates within the prison (16) hands free. The handset cord (32) is permanently maintained within the housing (12), to prevent the inmates from having direct access to the telephone handset (24) and the handset cord (32), in which the inmates can no longer hang themselves with the handset cord (32) and break the handset cord (32) off and use the telephone handset (24) as a weapon.
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Chiang Jack
Kroll Michael I
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