Patent ID: 6483916
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A telephone set, comprising:a main body having a storage cavity, said storage cavity having an opening; a handset having an upper end with an earphone or a speaker, a lower end with a microphone, and a slender body, said slender body being receivable by said storage cavity through said opening; a hook switch disposed within said main body; a button disposed on said hook switch for controlling said hook switch, said hook switch disconnecting a telephone circuit when said button is pushed and connecting said telephone circuit when said button is released; and an actuator disposed in said storage cavity, said actuator being a resilient member and distant from said button when said actuator is in a free position without being pressed; wherein said actuator is pressed by said handset to push said button for disconnecting said telephone circuit when said handset is received in said storage cavity, and said actuator returns to said free position and said button is released for connecting said telephone circuit when said handset is removed from said storage cavity.