Recyclable wireless telephone unit with a secured activation switch

A wireless telephone unit adapted for cycles of repeated use in association with a wireless central station comprising:

• a hand held housing defining one component of a locking engagement;
• a wireless telephone voice communication apparatus comprising elements including an activation switch and being fixed in said hand held housing with access to said activation switch;
• a removable cover defining a space to receive at least part of said hand held housing obscuring said activation switch pending removal and further defining another component of a locking engagement for engaging said one component of said hand held housing;
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• a break-away seal for fixing said cover on said housing prior to removal and positioned to obscure said activation switch and leave said locking engagement unengaged.

A keyless mobile telephone instrument for use with at least one central station for communication with select telephone terminals through a switched telephone network, and comprising:

• a hand held housing;
• keyless mobile telephone instrument elements fixed to the housing for wireless communication with a central station and including a control unit with a memory for storing identification data to address prepaid balance data for the instrument at a central station;
• activation controls fixed to the housing for activating the keyless mobile telephone instrument to communicate with a central station;
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• a manually removable cover shield attached to the housing to shield the activation controls against use and being manually replaceable to shield the activation controls.

A wireless telephone unit for recyclable use in association with a mobile call center to communicate through a dial-up network, the unit comprising:

• a housing formed for telephone instrument use;
• a wireless telephone structure fixed in the housing and including an activation switch extending from the housing;
• an open removable cover defining a space to receive at least a portion of the housing to cover the activation switch;
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• a lock structure for engaging the open cover to the housing in locking engagement after removal of a removable seal whereby to cover the activation switch on replacement of the removable cover.