Telephone subscriber recorded announcement system

Claim 1

An improved system for connecting recorded messages to telephone subscriber''s lines for application on the main distributing frame of the central office telephone equipment of the type having an isolation plug-jack arrangement and a recorder distribution block wherein the improvement comprises a cut-off plug having: a. a first plug member for disconnecting an out-of-service subscriber''s line from the central office equipment by separating a first pair of contacts within said jaCk, said first plug member including a first jumper for coupling one of said out-of-service subscriber''s contacts to a first recorded message when said plug is coupled with said jack; and b. a second plug member for disconnecting an incoming caller''s line from the central office equipment by separating a second pair of contacts within said jack, said second plug member including a second jumper for connecting one of said incoming caller''s contacts to a second recorded message and means for activating a central office ring cut-off relay whereby said out-of-service subscriber becomes connected with said first recorded message when attempting to place a call on said central office equipment, and said incoming caller becomes connected with said second recorded message when attempting to place a call to said out-of-service subscriber.

Claim 5

A system for connecting recorded messages to telephone subscriber''s lines for application on the main distributing frame of the central office telephone equipment of the type having an isolation plug-jack arrangement comprising in combination: a. a jack having first, second, third and fourth jack members, each of said jack members having a pair of first and second contacts, said first contact of said first jack member being electrically coupled to one of said out-of-service subscriber''s lines and said second contact of said first jack member being electrically coupled with one of said incoming caller''s lines, said first contact of said second jack member being electrically coupled with another of said out-of-service subscriber''s lines, said second contact of said second jack member being electrically coupled with another of said incoming caller''s lines, said first contact of said third jack member being electrically coupled to ground, said second contact of said third jack member being electrically coupled to a second recorded message, said first contact of said fourth jack member being electrically coupled to a first recorded message and said second contact of said fourth jack member being electrically coupled to a third recorded message; and b. a cut-off plug having first, second, third and fourth plug members, each of said plug members having a pair of first and second contacts wherein said first contact of said first plug member is electrically coupled with said first contact of said fourth plug member, said seconD contact of said first plug member is electrically coupled with said first contact of said second plug member and said first contact of said third plug member, said second contact of said second plug member is electrically coupled with said second contact of said third plug member, for disconnecting an out-of-service subscriber from the central office telephone equipment and connecting said out-of-service subscriber to a first recorded message; and for disconnecting an incoming caller to said out-of-service subscriber from the central office telephone equipment and connecting said incoming caller to a second recorded message when said cut-off plug is intercoupled with said jack.

Claim 6

A system for connecting recorded messages to telephone subscriber''s lines for application on the main distributing frame of the central office telephone equipment of the type having an isolation plug-jack arrangement comprising in combination: a. a jack having first, second, third and fourth jack members, each of said jack members having a pair of first and second contacts, said first contact of said first jack member being electrically coupled to one of said out-of-service subscriber''s lines and said second contact of said first jack member being electrically coupled with one of said incoming caller''s lines, said first contact of said second jack member being electrically coupled with another of said out-of-service subscriber''s lines, said second contact of said second jack member being electrically coupled with another of said incoming caller''s lines, said first contact of said third jack member being electrically coupled to ground, said second contact of said third jack member being electrically coupled to a second recorded message, said first contact of said fourth jack member being electrically coupled to a first recorded message and said second contact of said fourth jack member being electrically coupled to a third recorded message; and b. a cut-off plug having first, second, third and fourth plug members, each of said plug members having a pair of first and second contacts wherein said first contact of said first plug member is electrically coupled with said first contact of said fourth plug member, said seconD contact of said first plug member is electrically coupled with said first contact of said second plug member and said first contact of said third plug member, said second contact of said second plug member is electrically coupled with said second contact of said third plug member, for disconnecting an out-of-service subscriber from the central office telephone equipment and connecting said out-of-service subscriber to a first recorded message; and for disconnecting an incoming caller to said out-of-service subscriber from the central office telephone equipment and connecting said incoming caller to a second recorded message when said cut-off plug is intercoupled with said jack.