IP Library Granted Patent US 7,025,523
Granted Patent B2
US 7,025,523 · App. 10/381,141 · Granted Apr 11, 2006

Device for fastening a cordless communication device

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Patent No.
US 7,025,523
App. No.
10/381,141
Granted
Apr 11, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cordless communication device is fastened to a wall surface by a supporting element having a central tubular plug element, which points with its axial direction toward the wall surface, and which is provided for plugging-in and retaining a mating plug element that is joined to the bottom of the device housing. The plug element is configured such that it positively engages, at least in partial areas, with the mating plug element extending over or into the plug element. Axially extending guide elements, which maintain a selected rotational angle position between the plug element and the mating plug element, are arranged on the plug element or on the mating plug element. The supporting element is provided for fastening to a flush mounting box provided with continuous openings for fastening screws of the flush mounting box.

Claims (19)

1. A device having a housing with a bottom and a mating plug element joined to the bottom of the housing, comprising:

a supporting element;

a central tubular plug element, one of attached to and integral with said supporting element to plug in and retain the mating plug element, said central tubular plug element positively engaging, at least in partial areas, with the mating plug element extending at least one of over and into the central tubular plug element; and

axially extending guide elements, arranged on said central tubular plug element, to maintain a selected rotational angle position between said central tubular plug element and the mating plug element,

wherein said central tubular plug element includes a sleeve and the axially extending guide elements are slots extending axially along the sleeve of said central tubular plug element.

2. A device according to claim 1 , wherein said central tubular plug element includes at least one retaining arrangement to prevent the mating plug element being removed from said central tubular plug element.

3. A device according to claim 2 , wherein said supporting element and said central tubular plug element are one integral piece.

4. A device according to claim 3 , wherein a partial area of the bottom of the housing is the mating plug element.

5. A device according to claim 4 , wherein said device is mountable using fastening screws of a flush mounting box, and

wherein said central tubular plug element has continuous openings for the fastening screws of the flush mounting box.

6. A device according to claim 5 , wherein said central tubular plug element and the mating plug element are continuously hollow in an axial area provided for accepting a line.

7. A device according to claim 1 , wherein surface cables can be routed through the slots.

8. A device according to claim 1 , wherein the the slots are engageable with movable lugs of a mating plug.

9. A device according to claim 1 , wherein a selected rotational angle position between said central tubular plug element and the mating plug element is maintainable by axially extending guide elements arranged on the mating plug element.

10. A device according to claim 9 , wherein said central tubular plug element includes a sleeve and the axially extending guide elements are slots extending axially along the sleeve of said central tubular plug element and engaging the movable lugs arranged on the mating plug element.

11. A device having a housing with a bottom, a mating plug element joined to the bottom of the housing, and axially extending guide elements arranged on the mating plug element, said device comprising:

a supporting element; and

a central tubular plug element, one of attached to and integral with said supporting element to plug in and retain the mating plug element, said central tubular plug element positively engaging, at least in partial areas, with the mating plug element extending at least one of over and into the central tubular plug element, the axially extending guide elements arranged on the mating plug element maintaining a selected rotational angle position between said central tubular plug element and the mating plug element,

wherein said central tubular plug element includes a sleeve and the axially extending guide elements are slots extending axially along the sleeve of said central tubular plug element.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2015
From: ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGIES S.A.R.L. & CO. KG
To: ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 036901/0479 →
DEMERGER Recorded Oct 28, 2015
From: UNIFY GMBH & CO. KG
To: ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGIES S.A.R.L. & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037008/0751 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 13, 2014
From: SIEMENS ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH & CO. KG
To: UNIFY GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 033156/0114 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2012
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 028967/0427 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2003
From: EBERLE, ERWIN; HERZER, JOACHIM
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 014191/0131 →