Patent ID: 6741703
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A handset lift for a telephone, comprising:a. a base unit for attachment to a telephone base, said base unit having a first side, a second side, and a hole extending therethrough from said first side to said second side; b. a lift rod, said lift rod being located on said first side of said base unit and being L-shaped with a short leg and a long leg joined together through an approximately 90-degree bend; c. a lift rod handle, said lift rod handle being located on said second side of said base unit and having a base portion and an actuation tab portion, said base portion lying along said second side of said base unit and said actuation tab portion extending upwardly from said base portion and above said base unit; d. a pivot shaft, said pivot shaft extending through said hole in said base unit and being connected to said short leg of said lift rod on said first side of said base unit and to said base portion of said lift rod handle on said second side of said base unit; and, e. whereby movement of said lift rod handle along an arc will cause said pivot shaft connected to said base portion of said lift rod handle to pivot and thereby cause said lift rod connected to said pivot shaft also to pivot.