Abstract: A protective telephone stand includes an upwardly extending tubular base member having a horizontal shelf member secured to the upper end thereof. A pipe section is secured atop the shelf member co-axially with the support member, and is provided with a large opening in the side wall thereof. A fixed support frame is secured within the pipe section to support a telephone unit, and a curved door having approximately the same radius of curvature as the pipe section is pivotally supported in the pipe section. A rod extends through the fixed frame, the support for the pivotting door, the shelf member, and the tubular support member to join the entire assembly together. The telephone is displayed in the opening in the pipe section, and the door may be pivoted shut and locked to protect the telephone unit.

Abstract: A plier-type cutting tool for cutting coaxial cables without deforming the cable includes a pair of longitudinally extending members joined by a common pivot member disposed near the jaw ends of the tool. Each jaw includes a pair of opposed, obliquely related cutting edges with a third cutting edge extending between the oblique pair in concave configuration. The oblique cutting edge nearest the open end of each jaw is sharpest, and is provided for cutting the insulation and outer tube of a coaxial cable. The third cutting edge of each jaw is harder and not as sharp, and is provided for severing the inner conductor of the cable.