Abstract: A telephone is provided which simulates the old-fashioned crank-type of wall telephone in all respects, and yet which is constructed for modern dial or Touch-Tone operation. The telephone includes a rectangular housing which is intended to be mounted on the wall, and which has a rectangular hinged cover. The electrical components of a present-day telephone are mounted within the housing, and are connected to an old-fashioned transmitter and receiver. The transmitter is mounted on the front of the housing, and the receiver is removably supported on a pivotally mounted hook at one side of the housing. A mechanical linkage is provided which serves to couple the switching mechanism included in the present-day telephone to the hook on the side of the housing.

Abstract: A grip assembly is provided for locking an electric cord or cable to an electric appliance, such as a telephone receiver, electric drill, lamp base, or the like. The grip assembly in one embodiment comprises a threaded split bushing which is threaded into the appliance and which surrounds a molded sleeve on the electric cord or cable. The bore of the nut has a surface complementing the outer shape of the sleeve, thereby assuring that the cord will not pull out of the appliance and thus exert a strain on the electrical connections between the wires of the cord and the internal electric elements within the appliance. In a second embodiment the threaded split bushing is supported on the base of an appliance by a nut. The electric cord extends through the sleeve, and when the nut is tightened, the sleeve closes, as a vise, around the cord in a clamping engagement therewith.