Abstract: A cordless loud-speaking telephone of the present invention is shaped to be placed on a table or desk or to be suspended from a ceiling. Unlike cordless portable telephones of the handy transceiver type, it enables hands-free talking or communication through a receiving speaker and a transmitting microphone located outside a casing. An antenna conductor and counterpoises are projected from the casing, and a microphone is attached to the counterpoises or the antenna conductor such that the microphone is separated as remotely as possible from the speaker in the casing. As a result, howling and echo which disturb talking or communication via the telephone can be suppressed.

Abstract: A telephone base member and base support member combination in which there are two support members. The two support members may be assembled together and as an assembly may be mounted upon the base member. This arrangement provides a first angle of support for the base member upon a support surface. Alternatively, only one of the support members is mounted upon the base member. This arrangement provides for a different angle of support.

Abstract: A cordless telephone is disclosed in which the portable unit is totally contained in a headset. The headset includes its own push button key pad and related control buttons, a rechargeable battery and an RF transceiver. In addition, the preferred embodiment of the portable unit has two earphones and a volume control for enhanced and realistic binaural sound and for reducing background noise interference, a microphone flexibly mounted to the headset, and a supplementary head strap for helping to secure the unit to the user's head.

Abstract: A handset for use with a key pad wherein the body of the handset is provided with one or more apertures which are adapted to permit access to one or more keys of the key pad when the handset is brought to a position proximate to the key pad.