Telephonic communications – With check operated control – Fraud or interference prevention
Patent
1998-01-29
1999-10-05
Loomis, Paul
Telephonic communications
With check operated control
Fraud or interference prevention
232 15, 379437, H04M 1700, H04M 100, G07B 1500
Patent
active
059636289
ABSTRACT:
A reinforcement pay phone upper housing for mounting to and protecting a pay phone is disclosed, including an outer casing having at least a front panel and two opposite side panels extending from the front panel to be mounted to the upper portion of the pay phone so as to at least cover a portion of a front side and two lateral sides of the upper portion of the pay phone in order to protect the upper portion of the pay phone. An inner plate is arranged inside the outer casing and fixed to an inner surface of the front panel. The inner plate has an opening for mounting dial keys which extend out of the front panel through corresponding openings provided on the front panel. An intermediate reinforced plate is interposed between the inner surface of the front panel and the inner plate, having a reinforced section on which an opening for the dial keys is formed. The section of the intermediate reinforced plate has at least one reinforced zone adjacent the opening for protecting the section from vandalism, such as drilling. Side protection plates may also be provided and fixed to inner surfaces of the side panels of the outer casing. A locking mechanism is provided to be user-operable to releasably secure the upper housing to the pay phone.
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Cheng Li-Der
Lee Yi-Rong
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