# US 5,708,708 A · Antiseptic telephone set > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,708,708 A - Document ID: US5708708A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/608,271 - Filed: 1996-02-28 - Granted: 1998-01-13 - Earliest claimed: 1992-08-29 - Inventors: Eduardo Fernandez Sacristan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5708708A ## CPC - H04M 1/17: Hygienic or sanitary devices on telephone equipment (for mouthpieces or earpieces H04R1/12) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract Telephone set providing for telephone communications, and also for the cleaning and disinfecting of the speaking and hearing portions of the telephone receiver to improve the quality of life by preventing contamination by diseases, being made of plastic, and including the components of a mechanical system inside the telephone case providing for the cleaning, which includes a cassette or cartridge having two reels; a supply reel on which is wound a cleaning cloth impregnated with disinfectant liquid, and a receiving reel on which the cleaning cloth is would after it has passed across a cleaning window provided at the location of the speaking and hearing portions of the telephone receiver, which portions are cleaned by frictional contact with the cleaning cloth which is displaced manually or electrically from the one supply reel to the other receiving reel. The cassette or cartridge is either of the disposable type or of the continuous use type. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A telephone set for public or private communication, comprising: a base; a receiver having speaking and hearing portions; said base being provided with housing means for receiving said speaking and hearing portions of said receiver; said housing means including at least one housing having a window to provide an opening therethrough communicating with an interior of said base; antiseptic means disposed within said interior of said base adjacent to said window for cleaning at least one of said speaking and hearing portions of said receiver when placed in said one housing; and reservoir means disposed within said interior of said base in a spaced arrangement from said window for containing an antiseptic liquid so that said antiseptic means cad pass through said antiseptic liquid prior to passing under said window. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A telephone set according to claim 1, wherein said base is provided with cover means disposed within said interior of said base for sliding across said window between said window and said antiseptic means to close said opening provided by said window to protect said antiseptic means from external pollution. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A telephone set according to claim 1, wherein said antiseptic means includes a cleaning cloth impregnated with said antiseptic liquid. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A telephone set according to claim 3, wherein pressure foam pad means are provided under said cleaning cloth to counterbalance weight of said one of said speaking and hearing portions, said pressure foam pad being sized to match size of said window. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) A telephone set according to claim 3, wherein said base is provided with mechanical means for moving said cleaning cloth across said window in frictional contact with said one of said speaking and hearing portions. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) A telephone set according to claim 5, wherein said mechanical means are activated by electrical components. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A telephone set according to claim 6, wherein said electrical components include a motor to provide movement to said mechanical means, and battery means for energizing said motor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) A telephone set according to claim 5, wherein said mechanical means are activated manually by a lever. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) A telephone set according to claim 3, wherein said cleaning cloth is disposed in a cartridge mounted within said interior of said base. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) A telephone set according to claim 9, wherein said cartridge includes three compartments, a first compartment houses a supply reel on which said cleaning cloth is wound, a second compartment houses a receiving reel for recovery of said cleaning cloth after use thereof, and a third compartment houses said reservoir means containing said antiseptic liquid in which said cleaning cloth is soaked when passing through said third compartment prior to use thereof. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) A telephone set according to claim 10, wherein said receiving reel is rotated by electrical components. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A telephone set according to claim 11, wherein said electrical components include a motor to provide movement to said receiving reel, and battery means for energizing said motor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A telephone set according to claim 12, wherein said base includes a battery housing for receiving said battery means, and a cover for closing said battery housing. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) A telephone set according to claim 10, wherein said receiving reel is rotated by a manually operated lever. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) A telephone set according to claim 14, wherein said lever coacts on a ratchet wheel to provide unidirectional motion to said receiving reel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) A telephone set according to claim 10, including indicator means for indicating when said cleaning cloth in said cartridge is completely used. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) A telephone set according to claim 10, wherein said cleaning cloth is provided with perforation means along opposite longitudinal sides for coacting with said supply and receiving reels for movement thereof. ### Claim 18 (depends on 9) A telephone set according to claim 9, wherein said cartridge is a disposable cartridge, said base including means to permit said cartridge to be replaced. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) A telephone set according to claim 18, including indicator means for indicating when said cartridge should be replaced. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) A telephone set according to claim 18, wherein said base has closable cover means on one side thereof for providing an opening in said base to permit said cartridge to pass through for replacement thereof. ### Claim 21 A telephone set for public or private communication, comprising: a base; a receiver having speaking and hearing portions; said base being provided with housing means for receiving said speaking and hearing portions of said receiver; said housing means including at least one housing having a window to provide an opening therethrough communicating with an interior of said base; antiseptic means disposed within said interior of said base adjacent to said window for cleaning at least one of said speaking and hearing portions of said receiver when placed in said one housing; said antiseptic means including a cleaning cloth; said base including first compartment means for housing a supply reel on which said cleaning cloth is wound, second compartment means for housing a receiving reel for recovery of said cleaning cloth after use thereof, and third compartment means for housing a reservoir of antiseptic liquid means for soaking said cleaning cloth as said cleaning cloth passes through said antiseptic liquid means prior to passing under said window. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) A telephone set according to claim 21, wherein said base is provided with cover means disposed within said interior of said base for sliding across said window between said window and said cleaning cloth to close said opening provided by said window to protect said cleaning cloth from external pollution. ### Claim 23 A telephone set for public or private communication, comprising: a base; a receiver having speaking and hearing portions; said base being provided with housing means for receiving said speaking and hearing portions of said receiver; said housing means including at least one housing having a window to provide an opening therethrough communicating with an interior of said base; antiseptic means disposed within said interior of said base adjacent to said window for cleaning at least one of said speaking and hearing portions of said receiver when placed in said one housing; said antiseptic means including a cleaning cloth; reservoir means disposed within said interior of said base in a spaced arrangement from said window for containing an antiseptic liquid so that said cleaning cloth can pass through said antiseptic liquid prior to passing under said window; pressure foam pad means being provided adjacent said window under said cleaning cloth to counterbalance weight of said one of said speaking and hearing portions; said base being provided with cover means disposed within said interior of said base for sliding across said window between said window and said antiseptic means to close said opening provided by said window to protect said antiseptic means from external pollution and to also avoid evaporation of said antiseptic liquid; and pin means connected to said cover means for sliding said cover means back and forth across said window.