JPH07336419A - Supporter device for telephone handset - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a supporter device for a telephone handset which enables a person handicapped in one of his hands, a person who is taking notes by his single hand or a person who has his both hands occupied by some other jobs, etc., to talk over the telephone without holding the handset and with the handset supported by a headband put on the talker's head. CONSTITUTION:A block 15 is turnably and tiltably attached to a ball 13 attached to one of side parts of paired headbands 3a and 3b put on a talker's head via a spherical rest holding part. A link piece 5a attached to the block 15 is connected to another link piece 5b by a bolt 18 and a wing nut 19 so that both bars can be bent to each other. A holding matter 7 attached at the free end part of the bar 5b via a 2nd free joint means 6 is provided with pairs of holding pieces 25a-25d to support a grip part 1a of a telephone handset 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is a supporter device for a handset of a telephone, and is suitable for a person with one hand, to take notes with one hand, or to perform other work with both hands. More specifically, when the handset of the telephone is not held by hand, the handset is supported in association with the headband fitted to the head of a person. It relates to the structure of a possible device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a handset used by a telephone operator or the like, a receiver (handset) is attached to one side of a headband fitted to a person's head so as to hit a person's ear. On the other hand, it is known that a microphone (small microphone) is attached to the tip of a link piece that extends downward from one side of the headband and can be changed in direction.

Further, a support portion for detachably supporting a handset of a telephone is provided on an upper part of a downward U-shaped holder which is fitted on a person's shoulder from above, whereby a person's neck is supported. If it is a little hard, make sure that the ear and mouth of the handset attached to the holder correspond to the ear and mouth of the handset, and take notes with a handicapped person or one hand. A support device for a handset in a telephone suitable for the telephone is also considered.

[0004]

However, the handset, which is used by the telephone operator, must be provided with a special connector in order to be separately attached to the ordinary telephone. There is a problem that the installation work cannot be done easily, and in the case of a holder type handset support device that can be placed on the shoulder, the earpiece and mouthpiece of the handset attached to this are To match the ears and mouth of
There was a problem that people had to tilt their heads and it was not easy to use.

The present invention has been made to solve these conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a user-friendly support device for a handset.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a support device for a handset of a telephone according to the present invention comprises a headband to be fitted on a person's head and a side portion of the headband. The first universal joint means for attachment, the bendable link body for attachment to the first universal joint means, and the second universal joint means for attachment to the free end of the link body, and the receiver in the telephone set. And a holder having a holding piece that supports the grip portion of the transmitter.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 shows a supporter device 2 for holding a handset 1 in a telephone (not shown) at a side position of a person's head P. 2 is a plan view of the supporter device 2. FIG. The supporter device 2 includes a pair of left and right headbands 3a and 3b to be fitted onto the head P of the person from above, a first universal joint means 4 attached to one side part of one of the headbands 3a, and 1 A flexible link body 5 which is attached to the universal joint means 4, and a second universal joint means 6 which is attached to a free end portion of the link body 5, and is attached to the grip portion 1 of the handset 1.
The holding body 7 has a holding piece (described later) for elastically supporting a. The details will be described below.

The pair of left and right headbands 3a and 3b are formed by bending a plate-like member made of metal or synthetic resin and having spring elasticity so as to be fitted to the head P of a person from left to right. A guide pin 8 protruding upward at one end of one headband 3a and a stop pin 9 provided with elasticity imparting means (not shown), and a slot 10 formed at the top of the other headband 3b. The headbands 3a and 3b can be adjusted in length so that the lengths of the left and right headbands 3a and 3b can be adjusted.

Cushion pieces 11, 11 made of a sponge material or the like are attached to the inner surfaces of the lower end portions of the pair of left and right headbands 3a, 3b.
When 3b is attached to the side surface of the head P, the end faces of the hard headbands 3a and 3b are prevented from directly contacting the temple part or the temporal region. The headband may be a single U-shaped head member facing downward when viewed from the front.

At the lower end of the one headband 3a (which hits the right side of the person's head in the embodiment), a ball 13 fixed to the tip of a shaft 12 protruding to the outer side thereof and the ball 13 are rotatable. Ball joint type first universal joint means 4 comprising a block 15 having a spherical seat receiving portion 14 formed therein and a stopper bolt 16 screwed into the block 15 and capable of pressing and abutting against the ball 13. Are provided (see FIGS. 1 and 3). Therefore, this block 1
5 is rotatable about the axis of the shaft 12 by 360 degrees with respect to the ball 13 portion, and the block 15 is appropriately tiltable with respect to a plane perpendicular to the axis of the shaft 12. Spring plate 17 fixed to this block 15
By constantly pressing against the head of the lock bolt 16, the lock bolt 16 functions to prevent loosening.

Then, in this block 15, the link body 5
Of the link piece 5a is attached to the free end of the link piece 5a, and the base portion of the other link piece 5b is connected to the free end of the link piece 5a via a connecting bolt 18 so as to be rotatable about its axis. Are fastened by (see FIGS. 4 and 5). At this time, washers 20 and 21 are fixed to the facing surfaces of the link pieces 5a and 5b, respectively.
A large number of concavo-convex locking grooves (not shown) are radially formed on the facing surface of No. 1, and the link piece 5b is arbitrarily attached to the link piece 5a with the wing nut 19 once loosened with respect to the bolt 18. The wing nut 19 is tightened again so that the posture can be maintained.

The holding body 7 made of synthetic resin shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 6 is the other link piece 5b of the link body 5.
Is attached to the other end of the bolt 22 via a bolt 22 so as to be rotatable about its axis, and serves as the second universal joint means 6 of the lower surface of the head 22a of the bolt 22 and the holding body 7 facing the lower surface. A state in which the direction of the holding body 7 with respect to the longitudinal direction of the link piece 5b is arbitrarily held by meshing with radial uneven grooves (not shown) on the surface of the washer 26 that is formed on the counterbore surface 7a or is fixedly embedded. It is configured such that it can be tightened and fixed with the nut 23.

Further, the holding body 7 has four holding pieces 25a, 25b, 25c, 25d made of a metal spring plate or the like.
The holding piece 25a and the pair of holding pieces 25a and 25b
The grip portion 1a of the handset 1 according to the combination of c and 25d
Elastically and irremovably holds the four holding pieces 25a, 25b, 25c, 25d at the tips thereof so as not to damage the grip portion 1a and to be displaced by frictional resistance. Protective pieces 24 made of plastic or the like are attached so as not to fall off.

As shown in FIG. 6, the bases of the four holding pieces 25a, 25b, 25c and 25d are integrally connected to a support piece 25e having a U-shaped cross section surrounding the back surface of the holder 7. ing. With this configuration, the grip portion 1a of the handset 1 is fitted in advance by the four holding pieces 25a, 25b, 25c, 25d of the holding body 7 so as not to shift. In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, the mouthpiece 1c of the handset 1 faces the human mouth, and the earpiece 1b of the handset 1 grips the ear M of the person. The part 1a is attached to the holder 7. Next, a pair of left and right headbands 3a, 3b is put on the head P of the user, and the cushion pieces 11, 11 made of a sponge material or the like on the inner surface of the lower end of the user hit the temples or the like of the head P. In this case, by loosening the set bolt 16 at the first universal joint means 4 in advance,
Since the block piece 15 can be rotated three-dimensionally, the position of the entire link body 5 attached to the block piece 15 and by extension, the position of the handset 1 attached to the holding body 7 at the tip of the link body 5 is different. The position can be shifted so as not to contact the face or the like.

While holding the location of the handset 1 or the holding body 7 with one hand, the orientation of the holding body 7 with respect to the link body 5 is held by the other hand with the second universal joint means 6 or with two hands of the link body 5. The bending angle θ of the link pieces 5a, 5b is adjusted by adjusting the wing nut 19, and the block piece 1 is provided at the first universal joint means 4.
By adjusting the inclination of 5 or the like, the mouthpiece 1c of the handset 1 is located slightly in front of the person's mouth, and the earpiece 1b of the handset 1 approaches the ear M of the person. After setting so, the first universal joint means 4, the second universal joint means 6 and the wing nuts 19 of the link body 5 may be fixed.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a seat portion which is non-rotatably fitted into a non-circular (rectangular shape in plan view) recess 30 on the surface of the holder 7 made of synthetic resin. A plurality of leaf spring substrates 32 including 31 are provided from one side (two in the embodiment).
2) The holding pieces 33, 33 made of leaf springs are bent in an L-shaped cross section, and the grip portion 1a of the handset 1 is inserted between the substrate 32 and the holding pieces 33, 33. Substrate 32 and holding piece 33,
The gripping portion 1a is sandwiched by the elastic force of the leaf spring 33 and the grip portion 1a so as not to fall off. Then, a locking piece 35 made of a soft resin or rubber is fitted into each mounting hole 34 at the tip of each holding piece 33, 33, and the gripping portion 1 of the handset 1 is connected by this locking piece 35.
Lock a so that it does not slip off or fall off.

The link piece 5b arranged on the back surface of the holder 7 is provided on the lower surface of the head 22a of the bolt 22 as the second universal joint means 6 and the seat portion 31 of the substrate 32 facing the lower surface. The formed radial concavo-convex groove (not shown) meshes with each other, and the nut 23 can be tightened and fixed in a state in which the holder 7 is arbitrarily held in the longitudinal direction of the link piece 5b.

According to each of the above-mentioned embodiments, even if the adjustment position of the proximity of the handset 1 to the mouth and ear of the person differs for each user, the degree of bending of the link body 5 and The position of the handset 1 with respect to a person can be arbitrarily adjusted by adjusting the positions of the first universal joint means 4 and the second universal joint means 6, and when not in use, the handset 1 can be moved from the holding body 7. And the parts can be folded at the positions where the link body 5 is bent and the first universal joint means 4 and the second universal joint means 6 are provided, so that the supporter device can be housed compactly. In addition, it is preferable that the caregiver perform these adjustments in advance for a handicapped person.

Recently, the handset 1 in the telephone
Since the shapes of the grips are diversified, and therefore the grips 1a have various cross-sectional shapes, a component in which the holding piece and the substrate are integrated is detachably attached to the holding body 7 and is replaceable. It is preferable to meet the demand of the person.

[0020]

As described above, the supporter device for the handset of the telephone of the present invention is attached to the headband to be fitted on the head of a person and one side portion of the headband. A first universal joint means, a bendable link body that is attached to the first universal joint means, and a second universal joint means that is attached to a free end portion of the link body. Since it is provided with a holding body having a holding piece that supports the grip portion of the device, the handset is in a state of being suspended from one side portion of the headband through the link body and the holding body. When making a call, it is not necessary to hold the handset by hand, and both hands can easily perform other tasks such as taking notes. The position of the handset with respect to the person can be arbitrarily adjusted by adjusting the degree of bending of the link body and adjusting the positions of the first universal joint means and the second universal joint means. The effect that there is no need to take an unreasonable posture in which a handset is sandwiched is provided.

Further, when not in use, the transmitter / receiver is detached from the holding piece of the holder, and the parts can be folded at the bending of the link body and at the first universal joint means and the second universal joint means. As a result, the supporter device can be stored compactly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a supporter device mounted on a person's head.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the supporter device mounted on a human head.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a first universal joint means.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a link body and a holding body.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a link piece connecting portion.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a holding body, a holding piece, and a second universal joint means.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a second embodiment of the holding body, the holding piece, and the second universal joint means.

8 is a sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Handset 2 Supporter device 3a, 3b Headband 4 1st universal joint means 5 Link body 5a, 5b Link piece 6 2nd universal joint means 7 Holding body 11 Cushion piece 13 Ball 14 Spherical seat receiving part 15 Block 16 Stop Bolt 19 Wing nut 20,21 Washer 25a, 25b, 25c, 25d Holding piece 33 Holding piece 35 Locking piece

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A headband fitted to a person's head, a first universal joint means attached to one side of the headband, and a bendable link body attached to the first universal joint means. And a holding body having a holding piece that is attached through a second universal joint means attached to a free end portion of the link body and that supports a grip portion of a handset of a telephone set. Supporter device for handsets in telephones.