Patent ID: 7961870

Claim:
A base unit apparatus affixable to a telephone set, for lifting a telephone handset, the telephone set having a speaker, the base unit apparatus comprising: a sensing plate having an aperture: a magnetic coil sildeably disposed in the aperture of the sensing plate, the magnetic coil movable so it can be placed in approximate in axial alignment with the speaker to detect electromagnet flux - from a ring signal of the speaker; a lifting arm movably attached to the base unit, the lifting arm including a lifting member extending over a top surface of the sensing plate, the lifting arm movable so that at least the lifting member is movable substantially upwards from the sensing plate; said sensing plate includes an adjuster capable of receiving said coil for slideable alignment with the speaker; a drive connected to the lifting arm, an actuation of the drive initiating a movement of the lifting arm; and a control circuit coupled to the magnetic coil and the motor to automatically move the lifting arm upon the detection of the ring signal.