Patents by Inventor Robert Bassil

Robert Bassil has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cradle for a handset
    Publication number: 20020126837
    Abstract: A cradle 13 for a handset for a telephone or other electronic apparatus is dimensioned to fit within a chair arm, for example an aircraft seat arm. The cradle includes an integral cord spool 16 having a rewind bias spring 34, and a catch (not shown) for maintaining the handset in the cradle. The cord is locked in an extended condition by a braking cam 53, releasable for rewinding the cord by a pushbutton 36. Latching means 54 are provided for maintaining the pushbutton depressed until the cord is rewound. Other brake and latching means, including a ratchet and pawl arrangement, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Alan Clifford Dowsett, Neil James, Robert Bassil
  • Cradle for a handset
    Patent number: 6324285
    Abstract: A cradle 13 for a handset for a telephone or other electronic apparatus is dimensioned to fit within a chair arm, for example an aircraft seat arm. The cradle includes an integral cord spool 16 having a rewind bias spring 34, and a catch (not shown) for maintaining the handset in the cradle. The cord is locked in an extended condition by a braking cam 53, releasable for rewinding the cord by a pushbutton 36. Latching means 54 are provided for maintaining the pushbutton depressed until the cord is rewound. Other brake and latching means, including a ratchet and pawl arrangement, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Aerotech IFE Limited
    Inventors: Alan Clifford Dowsett, Neil James, Robert Bassil