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situation to be in. >> as the conversation shifts really to the bottom line in the deficit. at the end of the day the whole thing is about -- it's optical illusions and face saving for republicans. whether it's the notion they may not vote yes but just present, which is complete smoke and mirrors or the fundamental argument which is closing loopholes is not a tax increase. of course it is. at the core this is about asking americans to pay more americans to the federal government. this is just -- it's -- bill clinton called it kabuki theater. it's a way for republicans not to be ashamed and walk back the ideological core they've run on for the past few years. >> if president obama is able to come out and say i'm going to support getting rid of tax ducks for charitable organizations, hospitals, universities, religious organizations, i want to get rid of that tax deduction f he puts his finger -- his hand anywhere near that decision, he's going to be a loony toon every hospital, church, philanthropic in the united states, from the rockefeller down to the littlest catholic charity will fig Liberally Stephanie Miller
at the same time. it's not very good for the long-term deficit. but as i always say, no one actually cares about the deficit. >> right. the -- there's a report out tonight that tim geithner made a fascinating proposal to boehner today which is basically get congress out of the debt ceiling game. mr. geithner proposed permanently ending congressional purview over the federal borrowing limit. republican aides revealed this. he said that congress could be allowed to pass a resolution blocking an increase in the debt limit, but that the president would be able to veto that resolution, and so then only a two-thirds -- two-thirds of lawmakers would be necessary to override a veto. put it -- put basically the debt ceiling into presidential veto land, as a spot where they would have influence. they will not go along with this. it is a brilliant and correct idea. >> it's a brilliant idea. and i think the fact that we're actually hearing democrats talk about the 14th amendment solution, saying the debt limit is unconstitutional in and maybe we'll go there and the fact we're actually hearing there is The Ed Show
, a lot of the other issues surrounding deficit reduction are going to be a whole lot easier. if we get this wrong, the economy is going to go south. we don't have a lot of time here. we have a few weeks to get this thing done. we could get it done tomorrow. optimistically, i don't think we are going to get it done tomorrow. >> the white house is using all social media resources to get the message out and put pressure on the republicans. >> today, i'm asking congress to listen to the people who sent us here to serve. i'm asking americans all across the country to make your voice heard. tell members of congress what a $2,000 tax hike would mean to you. call your members of congress, write them an e-mail, post it on their facebook walls. you can tweet it using the hash tag my 2 k, not y2 k. >> the president was laughing about you the strategy, seriously effective. the my2k was one of the top trends on twitter all day long. republicans aren't too happy. they are getting outflanked. >> if the president wants to reach an agreement, he needs to be talking with the members of his own party rig Special Report With Bret Baier
is essential to reduce deficit. >> today, pelosi clarified she was not referring to the sequester. unless there is action in a hurry, there is a risk national security could be affected in what is a takous world. >> i'm worried because the only part of the federal government that obama administration appears to be willing to cut is the defense department. >> education would be cut by $2.3 billion. medicare payments to hospitals would be slashed by 5.6 billion. and custom and border patrol would lose $823 million. >> the point is to make it painful so they want to cut with a scalpel than a m machete. but it's not clear they will. >> bret: please join chris wallace for "fox news sunday" this weekend. he will have an exclusive interview with house speaker john boehner on the fiscal cliff negotiations. chris will talk to tim geithner. a "fox news sunday" you do not want to miss. check your local listings. consumer spending was down .2 of a percentage point in october. the dow finished ahead. the nasdaq lost two. europe's economy remains in the tank. 17 euro zone countries have a combined unem The Rachel Maddow Show
talked about during the campaign, which is a balanced, responsible approach to deficit reduction that can help give businesses certainty and make sure that the country grows. and unfortunately, the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. >> sometimes you hear a sound byte and it sounds like the normal talking points of the campaign that you always here, you're always hearing politicians saying the same thing. but listen again to that last thing that the president said there. >> unfortunately the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. >> speaker's proposal is out of balance. empirical statement, sort of. there's a way to judge whether or not that statement is true. what's happening in washington is both sides, republicans and democrats, are making offers and counteroffers about how to deal with the fiscal mess that they created. this artificial debt line that washington created. the white house made its offer to republicans last week. they sent timothy geithner up to capitol hill to unveil the administration's offer to congressional republicans. the offer was e Erin Burnett Out Front
buffett and all his pals, it will pay off obama's 2011 deficit in the year 2520 circumstance, in 514 years time, and then we'll need the next half millenium to pay off his 2012 deficit. >> i think the republicans were sent there with a mandate as well as president. obviously the american people voted for the status quo. they voted for divided government. here's the question i have. i would no want them to think os and grand hides and the slem hammer we're robbing them with. if obama wants to take the country off the fiscal cliff, they need to go there. they seem afraid of that. do you see that. >> it's clear from the election that the majority of americans essentially voted for european levels of spending. you can't have european levels of spending. we're one percent under canada. there's no difference any more, not in terms of government spending. we're close to norway. we're not quite to sweden yet, but we basically are spending like europeans, but we're not taxed like that. the idea that you can close that gap, i think he figured out if he can make this level of spending permanent, he c Andrea Mitchell Reports
is that at a minimum, any deficit package has to include this immediate february and march debt ceiling that we're going to hit. >> is jack lew the current chief of staff and former budget director the top candidate to be treasury? what is your best guess? >> he appears to be the frontrunner from everything you see and read and hear and he is a -- i've known him a long time. he's an accomplished guy. he knows these issues perfectly. he has worked in the financial community and has a sense of that and vice versa. and so i think he would be a it terrific choice. >> we should say there are a couple other people who have been rumored to being vetted. roger altman, former treasury official, larry fink, be erskine bowles. this what is alan simpson, erskine bowles' partner in the deficit commission, had to say about that possibility last week on the show. >> he said he would be very pleased to do that. he shared that with me personally, as long as they move the treasury department to north carolina, to charlotte. i don't think -- >> he's worked so hard on this. you don't think he could be persuaded? > The Last Word
this conversation about having deficit reduction right now. we shouldn't have deficit reduction right now. we should focus on jobs and employment and continued stimulus for the economy, which i was really happy about the president at least had some of that in his plan. then you ask yourself, okay, what could you do in terms of reducing the deficit that would be the least damaging, and what economists say and what makes common sense is people at the top end of the income scale, who can afford to pay a little more, that's the place where we can raise the rates now and not have a major economic impact. so i take the governor's point, and i agree with it. we probably are going to -- if we're going to continue to make the promises and keep the promises that i think are so important and most progressives do, we probably need to raise taxes on a lot of people. it's a question of timing of when to make those choices. >> the rush limbaugh showed us today how difficult it is for john boehner and eric cantor to make the moves they've already made. let's listen to what rush said. >> what we got today was a semi Full Court Press
reagan on what social security and medicare have nothing to do with the deficit? have you heard that clip? >> bill: no. i know that's the truth but i haven't heard that clip from ronald reagan. try to find it, dan. yeah. he said it in his day. it was true then. it is true today. >> that's right. he says even if you pull that money, if you took money from them, it wouldn't go to reduce the deficit. so if you can get that clip, i think he was running against bob dole or somebody. i forget who it was. >> in the primary is. >> yeah. we will try to find it. i am interested in that. >> that's the thing with the republicans today even though social security has may nottedy of money if we would stop stealing from it. it's not going to expire anyhow. i mean run out of money until it rungs short of money until something like 2035 and even then, it would pay most of the benefits. it's a non-issue of dealing with the debt crisis. but republicans hate social security. they've always wanted to abolish it ever since the days of franklin roosevelt and they are t This Week With George Stephanopoulos
benefits to help reduce the other deficits. >> to be clear that's one thing that's clearly off the table. social security is off the tables in these negotiations. >> in a separate process to strengthen social security not as a process to reduce the deficit. >>> on the issues of taxes, is there any flexibility on the president's position? does it have to go all the way back to the tax rates on the wealthy to the clinton levels? >> again, george, we think the best way to do this is to have those tax rates go back to where and one of the best, at one of the most prosperous times in recent american history to combine that reforms that limit reductions for 2%, i'm deeply skeptical about ways to get through this without that mix of rates and reforms. >> and if congress doesn't agree, you're comfortable going over that cliff on january 1st? >> there's no reason why 98% of americans have to see their taxes go up because some members of congress on the republican side want to block tax rate increase for 2% of the wealthy americans. remember, those tax cuts cost a trillion dollars over ten years. News Nation
, but not as part of the process to reduce the deficit the country faces. >> there's a notion some republicans are for lack of a better word salivating at a possible it divide where you have some democrats who want no movement on entitlements and if there's any heat to be taken, it to come from the gop or go to the gop. >> let me just say a couple of things. first of all, what geithner was referring to is that social security shouldn't be on the table right now because it's not a driver of the deficit we're dealing with right now. he's referring to a separate process next year. what the republicans have asked for previously and i hope they're not going to continue to ask for is essentially the dismantling of medicare. we debated it during the presidential with paul ryan's proposal to put -- turn medicare into a voucher system. so when it comes to looking for savings in medicare, there's ways to find savings without breaking the guarantee that we've had to our seniors for the last several decades. i think democrats, again, have demonstrated repeatedly that we're willing to compromise, but the r America Live
. >> -- that we are willing to do the hard things required to reduce the testify sit. we want to raise -- deficit. we want to raise taxes, cut defense -- we're willing to do all four of those things. megyn: marc, how does taking money out of medicare and giving it to obamacare cut spending? [laughter] >> it doesn't. >> that's not what i said, megyn. that's not what i said. >> it doesn't cut spending. they cut money out of medicare and put it to fund obamacare, but president obama has not put forward a plan to deal with the entitlement crisis. he put forward no plan on social security, medicare or medicaid, which he himself admits is what is driving the debt and driving the real fiscal crisis. so they have put forward no plans whatsoever, and when paul ryan and others have put forward our plans, they've pilied them for it. i'm glad president obama's meeting with simon. i'd love for him to meet with john john boehner. [laughter] megyn: simon's got a lot of good ideas. were you in that meeting with the unions and the progressive groups that the president had -- >> no. i was in a different meeting. t The Journal Editorial Report
for four years. i left unemployment high. i increased the size of the debt and the deficit. i got everything i wanted. the place is a mess. and look, i got re-elected. so, you know, what's so hard about me continuing to do that and blaming it on them because obviously i'm very good at that. and that's basically where he's going here. and the republicans, i think, are not very good poker players. first of all they signaled that they are kind of really reluctant to go over the cliff, and i think if you are in this kind ever a showdown you have to say, you know, bring it. come on. >> you'll do it. they will get blamed for it, though, if that happens. there's no question. the president is already signaling that. that wouldn't be a pleasant outcome for them. would you say they should suggest to the president they would be willing to do that and then maybe he would give 2nd end? >> i think they have to show that he is in negotiations and that he has to give and they are willing to give and if they just say we are so afraid of getting blamed for that, of course he's going to roll right o The Rachel Maddow Show
the deficit, let your member of congress know. if you believe we can solve this problem through compromise, send that message. >> let your member of congress know. send that message said the president. the american people did. so many american people did that congressional websites and phone lines crashed after the president's speech. house phone circuits were so overwhelmed that an alert went out to members of congress that if they were expecting any really important phone calls therks shou they should try using a different phone. if you tried to visit the websites for john boehner or michele bachmann after the president's call to action, you just got a server to busy message. >>> last year, in the fall, the president went and did it again. the president went on a multi-state barn storming campaign style tour to push for the passage of his jobs bill. again, he asked the american people to get involved in that fight directly. he asked the american people to talk to congress. >>> i want you to call. i want you to e-mail. i want you to tweet. i want you to fax. i want you to visit. i want yo The Journal Editorial Report
for four years, i left unemployment high, i increased the size of the debt and the deficit, i got everything i wanted, the place is a mess and look, i got reelected. so, what's so hard about me continuing to doing that and blaming it on them. obviously, i'm very good at that and that's base clr where he's going here and the republicans i think are not very good poker players, they're signaled they're relucks tennant to go over the cliff. if you're in this showdown, i is a, come on, bring it. >> paul: they will get blamed if that happens and the president is signaling that. that wouldn't be a pleasant outcome for them. you're saying they should suggest to the president we had he' be willing to do that and maybe he'll give at the end? >> yeah, i think they have to show that they are it, that he's in a negotiation and that he has to give and that they're willing to give and if they just say, look, we're so afraid of getting blamed for that, of course, he's going to roll over them. >> kim, where do you think the republicans are? where should they go here? do they have real options, an Early Start
a balanced approach to deficit reduction that doesn't hurt the economy and doesn't hurt middle class families. if we agree that we should not raise taxes on middle class families, let's begin our work with where we agree. >> of course there are some lawmakers who are not that optimistic. they don't think there's enough time between now and the end of the year to get a deal done. nonetheless the president will continue pushing his message. he heads to pennsylvania tomorrow. he will go to a manufacturing plant where he will continue talking about extending the middle class tax cuts, not extending them for the upper class americans. in the meantime, there's pushback from republicans who are saying the president should not be out the road campaigning but back here in washington negotiating. >> dan, i will ask you to look into your crystal ball. president obama is meeting with mitt romney later today. do you have any idea what they plan to discuss? >> you know, there's a lot of speculation about governor romney playing a role in the administration. but the president himself, during his victory spe Morning Joe
him for a long time, deficit hawk. they haven't allowed him to put a budget out for years. he's growing frustrated. i'm sure he's going to be glad to leave. but i was surprised by that as well. you see also, sam stein, republicans are now starting to really bash boehner from the right. the president needs to take note. he needs to take note. >> give him some running room. >> i'm only saying this because you remember, we went through this with newt. you know, bill clinton would push newt only so far, and then the conservatives in the caucus like myself and matt salmon, steve largent and others would say we're not doing a deal. we will take this place down. we're not doing a deal. and then newt would call bill clinton up and say, you're pushing me too far. you've got to work with me here. the same thing's happening right now with boehner. >> with boehner. >> the republican -- and when you start stripping people of committee -- committee seats, war breaks out and it gets really -- it happened with us. it's about to happen here. he's got to realize that boehner is his partner. >> Capital News Today
years to reduce the deficit and restructure the fiscal policy. so is eventually to bring the budget into balance. this framework must include tax reforms to raise more revenues and encourage growth and enhance productivity. it must include parameters defined in future levels of debt as a share of the gdp. it must include changes to discretionary spending and entitlements as well as defense. our elected leaders should launch legislation that will construct this framework and 2013. including powerful but appropriate default of enforcement mechanisms. without a recalibrated unsustainable fiscal policy, the united states international standing will decline in the national security will be undermined. such an outcome would be bad for the united states, and it could be bad for the world. as pete said, he and i are joined here today by three distinguished individuals. those serving america for decades made who made a difference in how to come up with solutions to very complex problems. it has been a privilege for me to be with them in approaching what this coalition and those who are not h Americas News Headquarters
for raising revenues, cutting spending and reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over the next ten years. he said the ball is in the g.o.p.'s court. >> you have heard them for the first time i think in two decades they are willing to have revenues go up to make a balanced plan but they have to tell you what they want do on rates and revenues. >> he says there is no plan to an agreement unless they acknowledge tax rates have to go up for the wealthiest americans. >> heather: thank you very much. with less than one month to reach a deal there is new urgency to reach a deal. coming up our political panel will debate the zik go points. >> brand-new reaction today from the potential nominee of u.n. ambassador susan rice to be the next secretary of state. a senator reiterating concerns about statements she made following the benghazi attack that left four americans dead. in the meantime, clare mccaskill came to the ambassador's defense. >> she had reviewed the dpeor foer going. >> on sunday shows and went well beyond the talking points, we have decimated al-qaeda, that was nowhere on the talking points MSNBC Live
. we know we cannot deal with a serious deficit problem in this country as well as meeting our obligation to americans as well as making sure we protect the middle class. so he's put out a serious proposal of revenues and spending cuts and economic growth that does strengthen the middle class and get that economic growth. that's perfectly good starting point. the fact that speaker boehner rejected that, we're in a tough spot right now. what the republican leadership in the house has to do is say look here's what we want to do, here's what we believe we should do. they have to understand that the president won, the democrats gained seats in the house and the senate. the american people have said find that common ground, the beginning of that common ground is make sure we protect the tax cuts for the middle class. make sure we don't hurt the fragile economic recovery in the short term and let's deal with protecting medicare and deficit reduction for the long term. >> there's a piece in the "new york times" talking about the president's new negotiate i want aing style. it said mr Way Too Early
for the finish. duke comes back from a double digit deficit to win this one. that's the third win already this season over a top five team. very impressive. >>> now to college football. lsu's les miles ended speculation he would become the next head coach at arkansas. by agreeing to a seven-year contract that will keep him in baton rouge through 2019. that's leverage move there, les. "the washington post" reports that the new deal will pay miles in the range of $3.4 million a year, that is an increase. miles' extension from lsu still falls short of the five-year 27 had the $5 million deal offered by the razorbacks. his agreement with the tigers still makes him the fourth highest paid coach in college football only behind this list. nick saban, mack brown and bob stoops. miles, by the way, has a record 85 wins and 20 losses in eight seasons with lsu. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," no, they're not letting me do that, today mitt romney lunches at the white house as he and president obama sit down for the first time after the election. we'll kick this around with a "mo Way Too Early
enough to fix the deficit. we'll break down what this means for negotiations ahead with our morning joe panel. but up next -- you never know who you'll see on a new york city subway. and for one kindly old lady, she literally did not know who she was seeing and sitting next to. we'll play her full conversation with jay-z when "way too early" comes right back. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just finished a bowl of your new light chicken pot pie soup and it's so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. st The Situation Room
of americans, democrats, republicans, independents, they agreed with a balanced approach to deficit reduction and making sure that middle class taxes don't go up. folks agreed to that. now, the good news is we're starting to see a few republicans coming around to it too. >> jessica yellin at the white house, how much of this is kabooki dance? >> reporter: the real issue is, again, over raising tax rates. that is where both sides are feeling each other out. and the white house is adamant that they will not budge on this issue. and the bottom line is house republicans say that that's a no-go for them, joe. and so the question is, will house republicans come around on raising tax rates? you know, right now they say they're not going to move on it. so the white house is sort of holding back and waiting to see if house republicans move on that one issue. and right now they are very far apart because there's no giff on that. on the entitlements question, the white house does have to go further than they've gone. they have been willing to give some, but they have to go further. and the white house i Americas Newsroom
debt and deficits a lot smaller by comparison because you get more government revenue. you're right, it is absolutely a core principle of republicans we don't want taxes to go up to get more government. if we have tax reform effort that will lower the tax base, get more revenue and fuel economic growth that is something republicans will embrace. there could be revenue generated by closure of loopholes and deductions. we can't accomplish anything by raising tax that is good good for the economy and we're very concerned about the economy. martha: it will be interesting to see what timothy geithner brings to these discussions today. we'll be reporting on it and you will be there on the hill. thank you very much. >> we'll look forward to it. thanks, martha. martha: all right. bill: there is a controversial vote set to take place today at the united nations and the u.s. is expected to vote against it. eric shawn's live at the u.n. eric, good morning to you, what is the vote about first of all and what's expected to happen? >> reporter: good morning, bill. the vote on the palestinians, a CNN Newsroom
warned that he won't meet his deficit targets for austerity will have to continue. we expect higher taxes on the rich tomorrow, cuts in public spending, and in this environment the multinationals like google, amazon, starbucks, are very firmly in the firing line. after all what better than to attack big corporate america. and they're being told, smell the coffee. i can play that game, too, michael. >> wake up and smell the coffee. always good to see you, mr. quest. always making it simple for us. richard quest in london. probably didn't pay for that coffee. >>> over the weekend, the palestinians celebrated their new status recognized by the united nations. the joy short-lived. how israel's decision to pursue even more settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem may kill any hopes of peace. we'll dive deep lie into this issue. >>> rp says it's not changing plans for the controversial housing development in east of jerusalem also developments in east jerusalem. this is despite getting a diplomatic mackdown recently from australia, five european countries and the united states bought in The Last Word
and deficit. but we are not talked about the investments that are needed in this country that will help make us stronger in the future. whether we're talking about education or job training or investment in our infrastructure or providing the services for our veterans when they come home or those kinds of things that we can't just continue to talk about cutting government. we have to have a country that actually is strong in the underpinnings and that is a balanced approach that i think we need to be taking. >> before we go, i swrus want to turn to one other piece of senate business, this oddity of susan rice. it's just a simple question about john mccain and lindsey graham and john mccain and lindsey graham, do you think they are crazy and you can answer yes or maybe. >> what i believe is that susan rice is an incredible person with a great deal of intelligence and integrity and n ought to be taken r for her word. i think it's really unfortunate for her. >> i don't think senators are crazy in my experience, so i've been theorizing this is about opening up the secretary of state job for john News Nation
to stop the spending problem so we can then go about trying to manage down the debt and deficit. >> nbc's first read made this point. the white house is sending the message that if republicans want entitlement reform, they're the ones who will have to propose it. how much of this is about getting the gop to do some of the dirty work on a sticky issue for democrats? >> i think that is a very big part of it. look, nobody -- we just went through a campaign in which medicare, the ryan budget, and changes to medicare and cuts out of medicare were such a huge issue, both sides claiming that they wanted to protect seniors. but, look, i think the democrats believe that they have an opportunity, they have leverage on the tax issue, that they don't want to talk about these entitlement changes until the republicans agree to increase the tax rate on the top 2%. because after all, there was a bill that passed out of the senate and they believe that at the end of the day, if that bill is still on the plate, on the republicans' plate in the house, they'll have to pass it staring down the fiscal cliff. Search Results 0 to 49 of about 65 (some duplicates have been removed)First<12 >Last

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Patent US6124714 - Lightning and surge arrester test apparatus and method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA lightning arrester tester includes two tubular poles respectively carrying probe terminals, one probe terminal being connected in series through a high-voltage rectifier and high-resistance circuit disposed within the pole to one terminal of a DC microammeter mounted on the outside of the one pole,...http://www.google.com/patents/US6124714?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6124714 - Lightning and surge arrester test apparatus and methodAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6124714 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/036,772Publication dateSep 26, 2000Filing dateMar 9, 1998Priority dateMar 9, 1998Fee statusPaidPublication number036772, 09036772, US 6124714 A, US 6124714A, US-A-6124714, US6124714 A, US6124714AInventorsWilliam J. McNulty, Mark R. HoffmanOriginal AssigneeHd Electric CompanyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (17), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (7), Classifications (10), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetLightning and surge arrester test apparatus and method
US 6124714 AAbstract
A lightning arrester tester includes two tubular poles respectively carrying probe terminals, one probe terminal being connected in series through a high-voltage rectifier and high-resistance circuit disposed within the pole to one terminal of a DC microammeter mounted on the outside of the one pole, the other probe terminal being connected through a high-resistance circuit housed within the second pole to the other meter terminal. A diode is connected in parallel with the meter to protect the meter from high leakage currents. In use, the probe terminals are respectively connected to a high-voltage power transmission or distribution line and one terminal of an arrester, the other terminal of which is grounded or, alternatively, to ground and to one terminal of an arrester, the other terminal of which is connected to a high-voltage power transmission or distribution line. The meter displays DC leakage current through the arrester.
1. A passive tester for a lightning arrester connected to power transmission or distribution equipment comprising:a housing assembly including at least one tubular pole and first and second probe terminals, a high-voltage rectifier permanently disposed within said at least one pole and connected to said first probe terminal, and a DC microammeter carried by said at least one pole and connected in series between said rectifier and said second probe terminal. 2. The tester of claim 1, and further comprising a diode connected in parallel with said microammeter.
3. The tester of claim 1, and further comprising a second tubular pole, said probe terminals being respectively carried by said poles.
4. The tester of claim 3, and further comprising two high-resistance circuits respectively disposed within said poles and connected in series with said rectifier and said microammeter.
5. The tester of claim 1, and further comprising a high-resistance circuit disposed within said housing assembly and connected in series with said rectifier and said microammeter.
6. The tester of claim 1, wherein said microammeter is calibrated for displaying leakage current through the lightning arrester being tested.
7. A method of testing a lightning arrester connected between a high-voltage power transmission or distribution line and ground, said method comprising the steps of: rectifying the line voltage to a high DC voltage, applying the rectified high DC voltage across the arrester, and measuring the DC leakage current through the arrester.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the rectifying, applying and measuring steps are effected by connecting a high-voltage rectifier and a DC microammeter in series with the arrester.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the rectifier and the meter are connected between the arrester and the associated power line.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein the rectifier and the microammeter are connected between the arrester and ground.
11. The method of claim 8, and further comprising the step of connecting a high-resistance circuit in series with the rectifier and the microammeter.
12. The method of claim 7, wherein the method is effected by mounting rectifying and measuring apparatus on two electrically interconnected, elongated probe poles, respectively having probe terminals between which the rectifying and measuring apparatus is connected in series, and connecting the probe terminals respectively to the arrester and either the power line or ground.
13. A method of testing a lightning arrester connected between a high-voltage power line and ground, comprising connecting a high-voltage rectifier and a DC ammeter in series with the arrester between the power line and ground.
14. The method of claim 13, and further comprising the step of connecting a high resistance in series with the rectifier and the ammeter.
The invention relates to apparatus for testing lightning and surge arresters and, in particular, to portable apparatus for field testing of such arresters.
Lightning and surge arresters, hereinafter referred to as "lightning arresters," are designed to protect a power transmission or distribution system by shunting to ground high voltage surges, such as those caused by lightning. Arresters are subjected to stresses of very high voltages and currents and can be damaged by lightning and can deteriorate over time. Eventually, lightning arresters can fail, and when they do it is usually a violent failure, resulting in destruction of the arrester, as by explosion.
Arresters are often installed on an overhead or underground power transmission or distribution system while the system is live. Connecting a weak or damaged arrester to a live line can result in an immediate or eventual catastrophic failure. If the failure is immediate, the line personnel are endangered by the resulting system fault. If the failure is eventual, another outage is caused, peripheral equipment is damaged and the service crew must repair the damage and restore power.
Known lightning arrester testers are typically stationary, laboratory-based equipment, requiring highly skilled technical people to operate. While these laboratory systems provide sensitive tests that can find even very subtle types of arrester damage, they are expensive and inconvenient and do not permit the testing of arresters in the field.
It is also known to provide lightning arresters with built-in monitoring circuits to provide an indication when leakage currents reach an unacceptably high level. But this requires a specialized arrester design and is of no assistance in testing standard arresters without the built-in monitoring circuitry.
It is a general object of the invention to provide an improved lightning arrester tester, which avoids the disadvantages of prior test systems while affording additional structural and operating advantages.
An important feature of the invention is the provision of a lightning arrester tester which is suitable for field use.
In connection with the foregoing feature, a further feature of the invention is the provision of a relatively portable and light-weight system which does not require any built-in power source.
Another feature of the invention is the provision of an improved method for testing lightning arresters.
Certain ones of these and other features of the invention may be attained by providing a tester for a lightning arrester connected to power transmission or distribution equipment comprising: a housing assembly including at least one tubular pole and first and second probe terminals, a high-voltage rectifier permanently disposed within the at least one pole and connected to the first probe terminal, and a microammeter carried by the at least one pole and connected between the rectifier and the second probe terminal.
Other features of the invention may be attained by providing a method of testing a lightning arrester connected between a high-voltage power transmission or distribution line and ground, the method comprising the steps of: rectifying the transmission or distribution line voltage to a high DC voltage, applying the rectified high DC voltage across the arrester, and measuring the DC leakage current through the arrester.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lightning arrester tester in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram of the tester of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of a lightning arrester illustrated connected between a power transmission or distribution line and ground;
FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3, illustrating one application of the tester of FIGS. 1 and 2 in testing the lightning arrester;
FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4, illustrating another application of the tester of FIGS. 1 and 2;
FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the microammeter of the tester of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a transformer connection of an underground power distribution system with an elbow-type lightning arrester; and
FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 7, illustrating the use of the tester of the present invention for testing the arrester of FIG. 7.
Referring to FIG. 3, there is illustrated a lightning arrester of known prior art construction, illustrated in use for protecting a high-voltage overhead power transmission or distribution line. More specifically, the arrester 10 has a terminal 11 connected to the power line 12, and a terminal 13 connected to ground. The power line 12 may, for example, be a phase wire of a three-phase, high-voltage distribution line, such as a 15-KV line although it will be appreciated that the invention is usable with arresters designed for other voltage levels and single-phase systems.
Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, there is illustrated a lightning arrester tester 15, constructed in accordance with and embodying the features of the present invention. The tester 15 has a housing assembly 16, which includes two pole assemblies 17 and 18. More specifically, the pole assemblies 17 and 18, respectively, include elongated, tubular probe poles 20 and 21, respectively provided at an end thereof with probe terminals 22 and 23, which may be formed of a suitable electrically conductive metal, such as brass. The poles 20 and 21 are, respectively, provided at their opposite ends with spline connectors 24 and 25 to facilitate connection to associated tools, such as "hot stick" extensions or the like, to extend the reach of the poles for certain overhead applications. The above-described features of the housing assembly 16 are of known construction.
Housed within the probe pole 20 is a high-voltage rectifier 26 including two series-connected diodes 27 with the cathode of one diode 27 connected to the probe terminal 22. The anode of the other diode 27 is connected to one terminal of a pair of parallel-connected resistors 28 and 29, each having a very high resistance, preferably about 6.5 megohms. The other terminal of the resistor pair 28, 29 is connected to a microammeter 30, which is disposed within a housing 31 mounted on the outside of the probe pole 20 (FIG. 1). More particularly, the resistor pair 28, 29 is connected to a terminal 32 of the meter 30, the other terminal 33 of which is connected through a cable 35 to a junction box 36 mounted on the outside of the other probe pole 21. A diode 37 is connected across the terminals 32 and 33 (see FIG. 6). The cable 35 is connected to one terminal of a pair of parallel-connected, high-resistance (e.g. 6.5 megohms) resistors 38 and 39 disposed within the probe pole 21, the other terminal of which is connected to the probe terminal 23 (FIG. 2). The poles 20 and 21 may be filled with an epoxy encapsulating compound. Preferably, the meter 30 has a display 40, which is calibrated to measure leakage current and directly displays the current value, an indication of whether or not the leakage current is above an acceptable range or both.
The method of the present invention for testing the lightning arrester 10 includes applying to the arrester a high DC voltage and then monitoring DC leakage current through the arrester 10. It is a significant aspect of the invention, that the tester 10 does not require an internal power source but, rather, utilizes the available power on a power transmission or distribution line to perform the test. More specifically, in accordance with the present invention, the high AC voltage on a power transmission or distribution line is rectified and then the high rectified DC voltage is applied through current-limiting resistors across the arrester 10 to be tested, the resulting leakage current being monitored by a series-connected microammeter.
The method of the invention is performed using the tester 15. Preferably, before and after testing an arrester 10, the tester 15 itself should be tested. This can be done by simply connecting one of the probe terminals 22, 23 to an energized power line, and connecting the other terminal to ground. The meter 30 should read at least full scale.
If the tester 15 is operating properly, it is then used to test an arrester 10. If the arrester 10 is one which is about to be installed, the user simply connects one terminal of the arrester to ground, and connects the other terminal to one of the probe terminals 22, 23 and connects the other probe terminal to a power line 12. The AC voltage is rectified by the rectifier 26 and limited by the resistors 28, 29 and 38, 39, the leakage current being measured by the meter 30. The diode 37 simply protects the meter 30 from excessive leakage currents.
Referring to FIG. 4, if it is desired to test an arrester 10 which is already installed in use for protecting a power transmission or distribution line 12, the connection between the arrester terminal 11 and the power line 12 may be opened and the tester 15 inserted in series with the arrester 10, such as by connecting the pole assembly 17 to the power line 12 and the pole assembly 18 to the arrester terminal 11.
Alternatively, referring to FIG. 5, the test could be performed by connecting the tester 15 in series between the arrester terminal 13 and ground. It will be appreciated that, in either of the arrangements of FIGS. 4 and 5, the pole assemblies 17 and 18 could be reversed in the interconnection and the system would operate in essentially the same manner. Preferably, arresters with leakage currents greater than 10 microamps are classified as high leakage and indicate a possibly defective arrester. Such arresters, if in service, should be replaced and, if about to be installed, should not be energized.
The tester 15 can also be used for testing arresters in an underground power distribution system 50, of the type illustrated in FIG. 7, in which an underground power cable 51 is coupled through an elbow connector 52 to a bushing 53 of a transformer 54. An elbow-type arrester 55 has one terminal thereof plugged into a bushing 56 of the transformer 54, and has its other terminal connected through a ground lead 57 to the system ground rod. Referring to FIG. 8, in order to test the arrester 55, it is disconnected from the bushing 56 and plugged into one end of a feed-thru 58. The tester probe pole 20 is then connected to the other end of the feed-thru 58 via an adapter 59, while the probe pole 21 of tester 15 is plugged into the bushing 56 via another adapter 59, which may be of the type sold by HD Electric Company under the designation ASP-15 or ASP-25, for 15-KV and 25-KV installations, respectively.
The tester 15 tests the arrester 10 or 55 with a high DC voltage which is equal to the peak AC voltage in the power line. For example, on a 15-KV system with line-to-ground voltage of 7200 volts, the arrester tester DC test voltage is about 10-KV.
It is significant that, because of the current limiting by the resistors 28, 29, 38 and 39, an arrester 10 or 55 tested with the tester 15 cannot be damaged by the test procedure. The tester 15 improves overall system reliability by testing and removing from a system those arresters that are most likely to fail within a short time. When overhead arresters fail, they generally blow themselves clear of the system and leave the system phase or phases unprotected from lightning. When underground arresters fail, they generally cause a system outage and damage peripheral equipment.
The tester 15 is designed to provide a quick test on arresters in the field using available high voltage. While it is not as sensitive as a laboratory test, it will warn the user of a damaged arrester that could fail immediately upon energizing.
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Patent US4969187 - Telephone set - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsIn a telephone set, a base unit has a front recess defined by a bottom and a sloping wall including a front part and a rear part, and a rear recess, and a protrusion is provided on the front part of the sloping wall and extends rearward. A locking piece is provided to extend through an aperture formed...http://www.google.com/patents/US4969187?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4969187 - Telephone setAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS4969187 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 07/363,717Publication dateNov 6, 1990Filing dateJun 9, 1989Priority dateJun 13, 1988Fee statusLapsedPublication number07363717, 363717, US 4969187 A, US 4969187A, US-A-4969187, US4969187 A, US4969187AInventorsYoshihiro Hattori, Yoshihiro Tsujita, Masaru FujitaOriginal AssigneeMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (5), Referenced by (5), Classifications (8), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetTelephone setUS 4969187 AAbstract In a telephone set, a base unit has a front recess defined by a bottom and a sloping wall including a front part and a rear part, and a rear recess, and a protrusion is provided on the front part of the sloping wall and extends rearward. A locking piece is provided to extend through an aperture formed in the rear part of the sloping wall of the front recess. The locking piece extends toward the protrusion and is pushed toward the protrusion by a spring. The spring permits the retraction of the locking piece into the enclosure of the base unit. A buffer member having a resiliency is provided in the center of the bottom of the front recess. A front dent provided on the front part of the front convex part engages the protrusion. A rear dent provided on the rear part of the front convex part engages the locking piece.
What is claimed is: 1. A telephone set comprising:a handset; a base unit for mounting said handset thereon; said base unit having a front part provided with a protrusion extending substantially rearward; a locking piece provided on said base unit and having a front and a rear part, said front part being tapered with an upper slant surface and lower slant surface, wherein said locking piece extends forward towards said protrusion; a spring for pushing said locking piece forward; a housing integral with the base unit for receiving the spring and a rear end of the locking piece; a buffer member having a resiliency, provided on said base unit between said locking piece and said protrusion; a front dent provided on the front part of said handset to engage said protrusion; and a rear dent provided on said handset to engage said locking piece; whereby said front dent is made to engage said protrusion, then said handset is rotated about said protrusion in engagement with said front dent to press said buffer member, and then said rear dent is made to engage said locking piece such that locking piece initially engages said handset with the upper slant surface. 2. The telephone set according to claim 1, wherein the rear dent of the handset has a lower edge in engagement with the lower slant surface of the locking piece when either the handset is pushed upwardly by the buffer member or the handset is being removed from the base unit.
3. The telephone set according to claim 2, wherein said locking piece has a stem part extending through an aperture in the base unit, said stem part being in engagement with an upper edge of said aperture, a lower edge of said aperture and an upper surface of the housing.
4. The telephone set according to claim 3, wherein the upper edge of the aperture is positioned midway along a length of the locking piece between said lower edge of the aperture and the upper surface of the housing.
5. The telephone set according to claim 1, wherein said locking piece has an upper rear edge which engages the base unit to prevent movement of the locking piece beyond a predetermined position despite pushing by the spring when said handset is removed from the base.
6. A telephone set comprising:a handset having a front convex part and a rear convex part, which are connected by a trunk part, said front convex part having a bottom and a wall including a front part and a rear part; a base unit having an enclosure which has a front recess and a rear recess for receiving said front convex part and said rear convex part, respectively; said front recess being defined by a bottom and a wall including a front part and a rear part; a protrusion provided on said front part of said wall of said front recess of said base unit, said protrusion extending substantially rearward; a locking piece provided to extend through an aperture provided through said enclosure at said rear part of said wall of said front recess, said locking piece extending toward said protrusion and having a tapered part with an upper slant surface and a lower slant surface; a spring disposed in said enclosure for engaging an end of the locking piece and for pushing said locking piece toward said protrusion and permitting retraction of said locking piece into said enclosure of said base unit; a housing integral with said enclosure, said housing receiving the spring and the end of the locking piece; a buffer member having a resiliency, provided on said bottom of said front recess; a front dent provided on said front part of said front convex part of said handset to engage said protrusion; and a rear dent provided on said rear part of said front convex part of said handset to engage said locking piece; whereby said front dent is made to engage said protrusion, then said handset is rotated about said front dent in engagement with said protrusion, so that said rear part of said wall of said front convex part pushes the upper slant surface of said locking piece to cause retraction of said locking piece and said bottom part of said front convex part presses said buffer member, and when said handset is fully inserted said locking piece is moved forward so that it projects into said rear dent for engagement therewith. 7. The telephone set according to claim 6, wherein said rear dent of said front convex part has a lower edge which is in engagement with said lower slant surface of said tapered part of said locking piece when said front convex part is pushed upward either by the action of said buffer member or when said handset is being removed from said base unit.
8. The telephone set according to claim 6, wherein said locking piece also has a stem part abutting an upper edge of said aperture, a lower edge of said aperture and an upper surface of said housing.
9. The telephone set according to claim 8, wherein said upper edge of said aperture is positioned midway along a length of said locking piece between said lower edge of said aperture and said upper surface of said housing.
10. The telephone set according to claim 6, wherein said wall of said front convex part of said handset is a sloping wall tapered toward said bottom.
11. The telephone set according to claim 6, wherein said bottom of said front convex part of said handset has a concave depression, and said buffer member has an upwardly extending convex part which conforms to said concave depression in said bottom of said front convex part.
12. The telephone set according to claim 6, wherein said buffer member is formed of rubber or sponge.
13. The telephone set according to claim 6, wherein said base unit has a central elevated part between said front recess and said rear recess, and a lifter provided in said central elevated part which pushes up said trunk part of said handset.
14. The telephone set according to claim 6, wherein said base unit further comprises an anti-vibration pad which is provided in said rear recess, and has a part which is elongated vertically and has a tip to abut said rear convex part of said handset.
15. The telephone set according to claim 6, wherein said handset further comprises a depression in said trunk part, and said base unit further comprises a positioning projection which engages said depression in said trunk part of said handset.
16. The telephone set according to claim 6, wherein said protrusion is provided at about the upper extremity of said front part of said front recess of said base unit.
17. The telephone set according to claim 6, wherein said locking piece has an upper rear edge which engages the enclosure of the base unit to prevent movement of the locking piece into the front recess of the enclosure beyond a predetermined position despite pushing by the spring when the handset is removed from the base unit.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a telephone set, and in particular to an improvement for preventing jolts due to vibration of the handset mounted on the base unit.
FIG. 1 shows a conventional telephone set. As illustrated, it has a handset 1 with a front convex part 1a which is inserted in a recess 2a of a base unit 2. When the front convex part 1a is inserted in the recess 2a, it is pushed up by a lifter 4 in the recess 2a. If the force of the spring 4a of the lifter 4 is not strong enough, the handset 1 jolts or bumps when the telephone set vibrates. When the force of the spring 4a is too strong, it is difficult to fully insert the front convex part 1a in the recess 2a so that the dent part 5 of the handset 1 cannot be engaged with a locking piece 3, with the result that the handset 1 is not securely held to the base unit 2. Thus, the force of the spring 4a of the lifter 4 is critical. Moreover, an anti-vibration pad 6 disposed in a rear recess 2b is flat so that it does not support a rear convex part 1b with adequate resiliency.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone set which is free from jolts to vibration.
In a telephone set according to this invention, a front dent is formed on the front side of the front convex part of the handset and engages a projection formed on a front wall of a front recess of a base unit, and a rear dent is formed on the rear side of the front convex part and engages a locking piece which can project forward from the rear wall of the front recess and can be retracted during insertion and removal of the front convex part of the handset. The handset is pushed up by a buffer member provided at the bottom of the front recess. The handset is thus securely held to the base unit, and no gaps are created between the handset and the base unit, so no jolts due to vibration occurs.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of prior-art telephone set;
FIG. 2 is an oblique view showing a handset and a base unit according to the invention, the handset being shown in a lifted condition;
FIG. 3 is a sectional view along line III--III in FIG. 2, with the handset being mounted on the base unit;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of part IV in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of part V in FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of part V in FIG. 3, during the process of insertion of the handset convex part into the base unit recess part.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to FIG. 2 through FIG. 6. The reference numerals identical to those in FIG. 1 denote identical or similar members.
The telephone set of this embodiment has a front side on the left side as seen in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, and a rear side on the right side as seen in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3.
A handset 1 can be placed on an removed from a base unit 2. The handset 1 has a front convex part 1a and a rear convex part 1b, which are connected by a trunk part 1c. The front convex part 1a of the handset 1 has a bottom part 102 having a concave depression 103, and a sloping wall 104 including a front part 106, a rear part 108 and side parts 110.
The base unit 2 has an enclosure 200 formed of a plastic material. It has a front recess 2a and a rear recess 2b for receiving the front convex part 1a and the rear convex part 1b, respectively. More specifically, the front recess 2a has a bottom, and a sloping wall 204 which includes a front part 206, a rear part 208 and side parts 210. The front part 206, the rear part 208 and the side parts 210 respectively conform to the front part 106, the rear part 108, and the side parts 110 of the sloping wall 104 of the front convex part 1a of the handset 1.
Provided at about the upper extremity of the front part 206 of the sloping wall 204 is a protrusion 7 extending rearward.
As is better seen from FIG. 3, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the enclosure 200 has, at the rear part of the sloping wall 204, an aperture 214, through which a locking piece 8 extends substantially horizontally. The locking piece 8 has a tapered part 803 and a stem part 804 having a rising part 804a abutting an inner surface of the enclosure 200 at the rear part 208 of the wall 204, and adjacent the upper edge of the aperture 214. The rising part 804a serves as a stop for preventing excessive projection of the locking piece 8. The rear end 805 of the stem part 804 is in engagement with one end of a compression spring 8a, the other end of which is in engagement with a housing 216 connected to and integral with the enclosure 200. The spring 8a pushes the locking piece 8 forward, i.e., toward the protrusion 7, and the resiliency of the spring 8a permits the locking piece 8 to be retracted into the enclosure 200. The tapered part 803 of the locking piece 8 has an upper slant surface 801 and a lower slant surface 802.
The stem part 804 of the locking piece 8 abuts the upper front edge 214a, the upper rear edge 214b and the lower front edge 214c of the aperture 214, and the upper surface 216a of the housing 216. Because of the slope of the rear part 208 of the sloping wall 204 which is at an angle with respect to the front-to-rear direction of the telephone set 1, i.e., the horizontal direction as seen in FIG. 3, the upper front and rear edges 214b and 214c of the aperture 214 are positioned at the rear of the lower edge 214c, so they are positioned midway, along the length of the locking piece 8, between the lower front edge 214c and the upper surface 216a of the housing 216. This structure has the advantage which will be understood from the description given later.
Provided in the center of the bottom part 202 of the front recess 2a is a resilient buffer member 9. The buffer member 9 has a convex part 9a convex upward and an anchor 9b penetrating the enclosure 200 at the bottom 204 of the recess 2a to fix the convex part 9a to the base unit 2. The convex part 9a of the buffer member 9 conforms to the concave depression 103 of the front convex part 1a of the handset 1. The buffer member 9 is formed of rubber or hard plastic sponge.
The front part 106 of the sloping wall 104 of the front convex part 1a of the handset 1 is provided with a dent 10 which engages the protrusion 7. The rear part 108 of the sloping wall 104 of the front convex part 1a of the handset 1 is also provided with a rear dent 11 which engages the locking piece 8. More specifically, the rear dent 11 has a slant surface 112 in abutment with the upper slant surface 801 of the locking piece 8, and an edge 114 which is in abutment with the lower slant surface 802 of the locking piece 8.
Provided on the central elevated part 220 of the enclosure 200 is a lifter 12 which is pushed up by a spring 12a to be pressed against the trunk part 1c of the handset 1.
Provided in the rear recess 2b are a pair of antivibration pads 13 arranged side by side. Each of the antivibration pads 13 has a vertical protrusion 13a extending vertically and having a tip which abuts the rear convex part 1b of the handset 1. Each anti-vibration pad 13 also has an anchor 13b penetrating the enclosure 200 at the bottom of the front recess 2b to fix the vertical protrusion 13a to the base unit 2. The vertical projections 13a of the antivibration pads 13 abut the rear convex part 1b of the handset 1.
Provided on the central elevated part 220 and adjacent to the lifter 12 is a positioning projection 14, which engages a depression or groove 15 in the trunk part 1c of the handset 1.
To place the handset 1 onto the base unit 2, the handset 1 is moved forward, so that the front dent 10 of handset 1 engages the protrusion 7 on the base unit 2. Then, the rear part of the handset 1 is pushed down so that the handset 1 rotates clockwise as seen in FIG. 3 about the protrusion 7 in engagement with the front dent 10. As a result, the rear part 108 of the sloping wall 104 of the front convex part 1a slides over the upper slant surface 801 of the locking piece 8, as indicated by arrow Fd in FIG. 6, and, because of the cam action, the locking piece 8 is retracted as indicated by arrow R in FIG. 6, overcoming the resilient force of the spring 8a. At the same time as the retracting movement of the locking piece 8, the bottom part 102 of the front convex part 1a pushes the buffer member 9 down to compress it. Moreover, the trunk part 1c of the handset 1 presses the lifter 12 downward and the rear convex part 1b presses the anti-vibration pads 13 downward.
When the front convex part 1a of the handset 1 is fully inserted in the front recess 2a of the base unit 2, the locking piece 8 returns to its original position by virtue of the resiliency of the spring 8a, and the rear dent 11 is in engagement with the locking piece 8. In this state, the buffer member 9 presses the handset 1 upward. The edge 114 of the rear dent 11 is pressed against the lower slant surface 802 of the locking piece 8 as indicated by arrow Fu in FIG. 5. The stem part 804 of the locking piece 8 abuts the upper front edge 214a of the aperture 214 and the upper surface 216a of the housing 216, so its rotation is prevented and it resists the upward force Fu exerted from the edge 114 of the rear dent 11 of the handset 1.
The lower surface 10a of the front dent 10 is pressed against the lower surface 7a of the protrusion 7. Moreover, because of their resiliency, the lifter 12 and the antivibration pads 13 exert upward force on the trunk part 1c and the rear convex part 1b, respectively. Because of the engagement and resiliency of the various members, the handset 1 is secured to the base unit 2 without any "gaps" or clearance, so jolts due to vibration is prevented.
Another advantage is that because the handset 1 is resiliently supported by means of the buffer 9, as well as the lifter 12 and the anti-vibration pads 13, and is slightly spaced from the base unit 2, vibration of the handset 1 does not directly affect the base unit 2.
To remove the handset 1 from the base unit 2, the rear part of the handset 1 is moved upward so that the handset 1 rotates counterclockwise as seen in FIG. 3 about the front dent 10 in engagement with the protrusion 7. As a result, the edge 114 of the rear dent 11 is made to slide over the lower slant surface 802 of the locking piece 8 so that, because of the cam action, the locking piece 8 is retracted into the base unit 2 as indicated by arrow R in FIG. 5, overcoming the resilient force of the spring 8. Thus, the rear dent 11 is disengaged from the locking piece 8. Then, the handset 1 is moved rearward, so that the front dent 10 is disengaged from the protrusion 7.
As was described earlier, the abutment of the stem part 804 with the edges 214a, 214b and 214c of the aperture 214, and the upper surface 216a of the housing 216 prevents rotation of the locking piece 8 when the buffer member 9 pushes the handset 1 up. It also prevents rotation of the locking piece 8 in the following situations. First, while the front convex part 1a is pushed into the front recess 2a, and the locking piece 8 is retracted because of the cam action, the stem part 804 of the locking piece 8 abuts the lower front edge 214c and the upper rear edge 214b of the aperture 214, so rotation of the locking piece 8 is prevented. Similarly, while the front convex part 1a is removed from the front recess 2a, and the locking piece 8 is retracted because of the cam action, the stem part 804 of the locking piece 8 abuts the front upper edge 214a of the aperture 214 and the upper surface 216a of the housing 216, so its rotation is prevented. Thus, in either situation, the movement of the locking piece 8 is substantially limited to a linear movement in the direction of the arrow R, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6.
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