Telephonic communications – Terminal accessory or auxiliary equipment – Attachable to terminal housing
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-26
2001-06-12
Chiang, Jack (Department: 2642)
Telephonic communications
Terminal accessory or auxiliary equipment
Attachable to terminal housing
Reexamination Certificate
active
06246764
ABSTRACT:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
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REFERENCE TO MICROFICHE APPENDIX
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of telephone accessories, and more particularly to a shoulder rest for a cellular or cordless telephone handset.
2. Description of Related Art
As can be seen by reference to the following U.S. Pat. Nos. D273,677; D276,229; D278,057; D287,496; D290,956; D294,025; D308,062; D315,353; D323,828; D323,829; D326,856; D350,356; D413,608; 4,058,689; 4,238,647; 4,320,262; 4,736,417; 4,759,058; 4,878,237; 4,961,223; 5,008,932; 5,115,465; 5,503,313; 5,668,869 and 5,703,945, the prior art is replete with myriad and diverse telephone shoulder rests.
While all of the aforementioned prior art constructions are more than adequate for the basic purpose and function for which they have been specifically designed, they are uniformly deficient with respect to their failure to provide a simple, efficient, and practical portable telephone shoulder rest suitable for hands-free use of telephone handsets having various casing shapes and designs.
As a consequence of the foregoing situation, there has existed a longstanding need for a new and improved portable telephone shoulder rest and the provision of such a construction is a stated objective of the present invention.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly stated, the present invention provides a portable telephone shoulder rest comprising a base member formed of a flexible pouch filled with a weighted material, and a sleeve attached to the upper side of the flexible pouch. The sleeve is formed of elastic side panels interconnected by a flexible transparent perforated top panel. The lower portion of a portable telephone handset is received in the top end of the sleeve and extends through the open bottom end of the sleeve where the end of the handset rests in a depression formed in the flexible pouch. When inserted into the sleeve, the keypad of the handset underlies the flexible transparent top panel so that it may be viewed and actuated through the top panel. A non-slip surface may be applied to the upper side of the pouch to assist in securely retaining the handset within the sleeve. Also, a non-slip surface may be applied to the bottom surface of the pouch so that it securely rests on the shoulder of the user.
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Owen Julie A.
Owen Margaret A.
Owen Michael P.
Chiang Jack
Henderson & Sturm LLP
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