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A hands-free adapter for a telephone is disclosed. The hands-free adapter includes a housing, a speaker and a microphone that may be electrically coupled to a telephone. The hands-free adapter couples to a cigarette lighter receptacle of a vehicle. This provides power to operate the speaker and the

A hands-free adapter for a telephone is disclosed. The hands-free adapter includes a housing, a speaker and a microphone that may be electrically coupled to a telephone. The hands-free adapter couples to a cigarette lighter receptacle of a vehicle. This provides power to operate the speaker and the microphone. In addition, power is coupled to the telephone for operating the telephone and charging the telephones batteries. The hands-free adapter also includes an articulating cable for positioning the speaker and the microphone near a user. The microphone is disposed within a boom which is pivotally coupled to the housing such that the boom may be moved from a retracted position to a fully extended position. The microphone is automatically activated as it is moved out of the retracted position and is automatically deactivated as it is moved back into the retracted position.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A hands-free telephone adapter comprising:a housing having a speaker coupled thereto;a boom having a first end pivotally coupled to said housing, said boom further having a second end adapted to be extended from said housing;a microphone coupled to said boom proximate to said second

[ I claim:] [1.] A hands-free telephone adapter comprising:a housing having a speaker coupled thereto;a boom having a first end pivotally coupled to said housing, said boom further having a second end adapted to be extended from said housing;a microphone coupled to said boom proximate to said second end of said boom;a power adapter electrically coupled to said housing, said power adapter configured for coupling with a vehicle such that electrical power from a vehicle is couplable to said speaker and to said microphonean articulating cable coupled on one end to said housing and coupled on the opposite end to said power adapter, said articulating cable semi-rigid and flexible such that said housing can be easily positioned, said articulating cable rigid enough to maintain said housing in a selected position; anda telephone connector for coupling said housing to a telephone.