Telephone adapter

Abstract

A telephone adapter (10, 20) for use with a telephone plug (21) having at least one male member (25) and a telephone socket (23), the plug and socket, so that a telephone plug (21) can be mounted in a telephone socket (23) with the adapter (10, 20) therebetween, the at least one male member (25) of the telephone plug (21) passing through the at least one hole (3) of the adapter into the telephone socket to support the telephone adapter and to connect the telephone plug (27) or socket (5) of the second standard to the socket of the first standard via the interconnections, the contacts and the male member of the plug.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a telephone adapter, in particular to a telephone adapter for converting between one telephone standard and another. Background technique [0002] There are various standards for popular plugs and sockets, and in fact most countries have their own standards for telephone plugs and sockets. [0003] However, with the increase in international travel and the use of modems, portable facsimile machines, etc., where plugs and sockets of different standards are provided, there has been a reluctance to use equipment with plugs and sockets corresponding to one standard at one location. ever-increasing demand. In particular, international travelers may wish to plug their computers into local telephone outlets in countries other than their home country. [0004] To meet this need, there are telephony adapters used to convert between the various standards of the device. However, it is generally necessary to have one adapter for...

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Problems solved by technology

Also, the plugs and sockets required by some telephony standards can be cumbersome

International travelers need to carry a large number of bulky adapters, which can be very inconvenient

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