Telephone information file

A tubular housing includes a medially positioned intermediate web extending from a bottom wall of the housing to a transparent top wall thereof, having first and second message plates arranged for sliding in telescoping reception relative to the tubular housing, with the intermediate web and the message plates including abutment flaps in cooperative relationship to guide, display and limit projection of the message plates relative to the intermediate web.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The field of invention relates to message support structure, and more 
particularly pertains to a new and improved telephone information file 
wherein the same is arranged for mounting to an associated telephone for 
ease of access to telephone numbers and the like for recall thereof in use 
in telephoning. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
Typical storage of telephone numbers require various components as utilized 
in the prior art such as rotary files or message books typically 
inconveniently oriented relative to an associated telephone and of a bulky 
and awkward construction. The instant invention attempts to overcome 
deficiencies of the prior art by providing for a file structure arranged 
of compact and easily accessed informational construction for use by 
individuals and in this respect, the present invention substantially 
fulfills this need. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of 
information apparatus now present in the prior art, the present invention 
provides a telephone information file wherein the same is arranged for 
mounting to an associated telephone for storage and retrieval of 
information. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which 
will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and 
improved telephone information file which has all the advantages of the 
prior art message information storage structure and none of the 
disadvantages. 
To attain this, the present invention provides a tubular housing including 
a medially positioned intermediate web (which in some embodiments may 
function as a message plate extending from a bottom wall of the housing to 
a transparent top wall thereof, having first and second message plates 
arranged for sliding in telescoping reception relative to the tubular 
housing, with the intermediate web and the message plates including 
abutment flaps in cooperative relationship to guide, display, and limit 
projection of the message plates relative to the intermediate web. 
My invention resides not in any one of these features per se, but rather in 
the particular combination of all of them herein disclosed and claimed and 
it is distinguished from the prior art in this particular combination of 
all of its structures for the functions specified. 
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features 
of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that 
follows may be better understood, and in order that the present 
contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, 
additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter 
and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which 
this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the 
designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the 
several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, 
that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions 
insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present 
invention. 
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent 
and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the 
scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar 
with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a 
cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of 
the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention 
of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to 
be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way. 
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and 
improved telephone information file which has all the advantages of the 
prior art message information structure and none of the disadvantages. 
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved 
telephone information file which may be easily and efficiently 
manufactured and marketed. 
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and 
improved telephone information file which is of a durable and reliable 
construction. 
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and 
improved telephone information file which is susceptible of a low cost of 
manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly 
is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby 
making such telephone information files economically available to the 
buying public. 
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new and 
improved telephone information file which provides in the apparatuses and 
methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while 
simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated 
therewith. 
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various 
features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with 
particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this 
disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating 
advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should 
be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there 
is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 to 9 
thereof, a new and improved telephone information file embodying the 
principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated 
by the reference numeral 10 will be described. 
More specifically, the telephone information file 10 of the instant 
invention essentially comprises an elongate tubular housing 11 having a 
parallelepiped configuration, including a parallelepiped housing cavity 15 
coextensive with the housing 11. The housing further includes a top wall 
12 spaced from a bottom wall 18, with spaced parallel side walls 14. A 
first end of the housing 11 includes a first entrance opening, with a 
second end of the housing having a second entrance opening 17 that are 
coextensive relative to one another. An intermediate web 19 extends from 
the housing bottom wall at an intersection of the housing bottom wall with 
the first entrances opening to the top wall 12 at an intersection with the 
housing second entrance opening. The intermediate web includes a first 
abutment flange 20 at its first end, and a second abutment flange 21, with 
the first and second abutment flanges fixedly mounted to the intermediate 
web adjacent the first and second ends of the intermediate web, having 
respective first and second included angles of the first and second 
abutment flanges relative to the intermediate web 19. The message plate 22 
is telescopingly mounted from within the tubular housing 11, and more 
specifically from the cavity 15, with the first message plate 22 having a 
first end 22a oriented in adjacency to the first entrance opening 16, and 
a second message plate end 22b positioned within the cavity 15. The first 
message plate includes a first message plate abutment flange 23 defining 
an acute included angle relative to the first message plate 22 positioned 
within the cavity 15 and in facing relationship to the intermediate web 
first abutment flanges 20. The second message plate 24 includes a second 
message plate first and second end 24a and 24b respectively, with the 
second message plate first end 24a positioned in adjacency to the second 
entrance opening 17. The second message plate second end includes a second 
message plate abutment flap 25 dividing a fourth included angle positioned 
within the cavity 15 in facing relationship relative to the second 
abutment flange 21. In this manner, limited extension of the first and 
second message plates 22 and 23 relative to the housing 11 are provided by 
engagement of the first and second abutment flanges 20 and 21 with 
respective first and second message plate abutment flanges 23 and 25. 
In some embodiments the intermediate web 19 functions as a non-telescoping, 
removable, message plate; in such embodiment, abutment flanges 21 and 12 
may be fixedly mounted to the top and bottom housing walls 12 and 18 (FIG. 
5). 
To permit ease of mounting to a conventional telephone of the organization, 
an adhesive web 26 is mounted to the housing bottom wall 18 exteriorly of 
the housing, with a cover web 27 arranged for removal of the adhesive web 
to expose the adhesive web for mounting to the associated telephone (not 
shown). 
The organization as indicated in the FIG. 9 includes the first and second 
message plates having first and second message plate pairs of side edge 
recesses 28 and 29. The first pair of recesses 28 are arranged in a 
parallel coextensive relationship as are the second pair of recesses 29. 
Respective third and fourth message plates 30 and 31 are mounted to the 
first and second mounting plates as the third and fourth mounting plates 
have respective third and fourth flanges 32 and 33. The third flanges 32 
are slidably positioned within the first message plate side edge recesses 
28, with the fourth message plate flanges 33 slidably received within the 
second message plate side edge recesses 29 to limit projection of the 
third and fourth message plates relative to the respective first and 
second message plates. In this manner, extensive message recording such as 
telephone numbers and the like may be imparted upon the respective message 
plates of the invention, wherein the compact and telescoping nature of the 
structure permits ease of recall of various components of the invention 
for access to telephone numbers and information thereon. 
As to the manner of usage and operation of the instant invention, the same 
should be apparent from the above disclosure, and accordingly no further 
discussion relative to the manner of usage and operation of the instant 
invention shall be provided. 
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the 
optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to 
include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of 
operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to 
one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those 
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are 
intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the 
principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and 
changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired 
to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and 
described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may 
be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.