Telephone hand-set holding means

A telephone hand-set supporting device for supporting a hand-set, whereby listening and speaking can be effected without requiring the hand-set to be held by the user, said hand-set being usable with a telephone body having a cradle disposed at the upper part of said body for conventionally receiving said hand-set and switch hooks disposed near said cradle which when depressed permit the receipt of ringing signals and when released enable the transmission of outgoing and ingoing conversation signals, said telephone handset supporting device comprising a support member for receiving and supporting the hand-set at a point above the telephone body, and a base member for receiving said telephone body, the support member being pivoted on the base member at a point below said switch hooks, the support member being moveable from a first position to a second position, the support member bearing on the cradle of the telephone body in said first position thereby depressing the switch hooks so that the telephone is in a condition to receive said ringing signals, the support member not bearing on the cradle of the telephone body in said second position thus permitting the switch hooks to release, the telephone thereby being in a condition to enable said transmission of outgoing and incoming conversation signals, the base member being mountable under the base of the telephone body whereby when the support member is in the second position, the hand-set and hand-set supporting device is supported and maintained relative to the base of the telephone body and is of such a length as to be in a position adjacent to the mouth and ear of the telephone user, thereby leaving the user's hands free.