Telephone and holding band therefor

Claim 2

A rigid one-piece telephone handset unit in combination with an elastic band attached thereto and forming an endless assembly which may be placed around a person's head so that the telephone handset unit need not be held by hand wherein said telephone handset unit comprises a transmitter, a receiver, and an intermediate body portion integrally with and interconnecting said transmitter and said receiver and wherein said telephone handset unit includes first fastening means in the form of a plurality of plastic hook or eye elements on the back side of said handset behind said transmitter and said receiver and said elastic band includes second fastening means in the form of a plurality of plastic eye or hook elements cooperating with said first fastening means to detachably secure said elastic band to said telephone unit and form said endless assembly with which one may hold a phone receiver against one's ear and the transmitter adjacent one's chin and mouth.

Claim 3

A conventional rigid one-piece telephone handset unit in combination with a support band wherein said handset unit comprises: a. a transmitter; b. a receiver; and c. an elongated intermediate body portion interconnecting said transmitter and said receiver adjacent opposite ends thereof; said elongated body portion having a first peripheral surface which is directed toward the face of a person using said telephone handset unit and a second peripheral surface opposite from said first peripheral surface wherein said second peripheral surface is provided with fastening means in the form of a plurality of plastic hook or eye elements adjacent opposite ends thereof so that said support band or the like may be attached to said telephone handset unit, said support band having cooperating fastening means in the form of a plurality of plastic eye or hook elements on one side and adjacent opposite ends thereof whereby said eye or hook elements of said support band are detachably secured to said plastic hook or eye elements of said handset unit to form an endless assembly which may extend over the top of the head and under the chin of a user with said first periheral surface being placed adjacent to the user's face in normal usage and said second peripheral surface extending outwardly away from the user's face during usage, with said receiver being held against the user's ear and said transmitter adjacent the user's mouth.

Claim 4

A conventional rigid one-piece telephone handset unit in combination with a support band wherein said handset unit comprises: a. a transmitter; b. a receiver; and c. an elongated intermediate body portion interconnecting said transmitter and said receiver adjacent opposite ends thereof; said elongated body portion having a first peripheral surface which is directed toward the face of a person using said telephone handset unit and a second peripheral surface opposite from said first peripheral surface wherein said second peripheral surface is provided with fastening means in the form of a plurality of plastic hook or eye elements adjacent opposite ends thereof so that said support band or the like may be attached to said telephone handset unit, said support band having cooperating fastening means in the form of a plurality of plastic eye or hook elements on one side and adjacent opposite ends thereof whereby said eye or hook elements of said support band are detachably secured to said plastic hook or eye elements of said handset unit to form an endless assembly which may extend over the top of the head and under the chin of a user with said first periheral surface being placed adjacent to the user's face in normal usage and said second peripheral surface extending outwardly away from the user's face during usage, with said receiver being held against the user's ear and said transmitter adjacent the user's mouth.

Claim 5

The combination as defined in claim 2 wherein said support band is made of an elastic material.