Telephonic communications – Terminal accessory or auxiliary equipment – Protective structure
Patent
1994-08-30
1996-09-24
Hofsass, Jeffery
Telephonic communications
Terminal accessory or auxiliary equipment
Protective structure
379439, H04M 100
Patent
active
055598820
ABSTRACT:
A sanitary device for protecting an individual from being infected by germs present on telephones. One embodiment includes one or two elements having a planar contact member which fits over the earpiece or mouthpiece of a telephone receiver to protect the user from the transmission of germs. The elements include a ring surrounding the planar contact member and connected thereto by resilient connecting arms. In another embodiment, the device includes a flexible member having two open interior regions, two substantially planar regions adjoining respective ones of the interior regions, and a connecting portion. The planar regions are structured and arranged to fit directly against the sound-receiving portion of the mouthpiece or the sound-emitting portion of the earpiece of the telephone handset while the connecting portion is positioned at a rear of the handset such that the mouthpiece and earpiece extend through a respective one of the interior regions.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1140048 (1915-05-01), Loeber
patent: 2593382 (1952-04-01), Zimmermann
patent: 4736418 (1988-04-01), Steadman
Herczl David
Kohn Mike
Chiang Jack
Healthy Calls, Inc.
Hofsass Jeffery
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