Low cost adjustable base stand

A telephone base comprising at least:

• a base stand module including at least two cantilever snap members on one end, each of the cantilever snap members having a locking member extending therefrom, said base stand module having a predetermined inclined shape so that it can provide a horizontal position or a wall mount position for the telephone base, said base stand module further including pivot elements at the end opposite the end including the cantilever snap members;
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• a base module having a plurality of locking apertures therein which are positioned to allow the telephone base to be used in the horizontal position or the wall mount position by inserting the locking members on the cantilever snap members into appropriate ones of the plurality of locking apertures on said base module, said base module further including pivot points for engaging the pivot elements on the base stand module so that the base module can be inclined by rotating the base module about the pivot elements,
• wherein said base stand module further includes at least one additional locking member at the end opposite the end including the cantilever snap members, said at least one additional locking member for engaging appropriate ones of the plurality of locking apertures on said base module.