Cradles and auxiliary cradles for serving a secondary function such as supporting a receiver without disconnecting the circuit is generally shown in the patent to Clarke U.S. Pat. No. 1,391,370. With the advent of combining the receiver with the transmitter into a single handset, having pronounced protuberances with generally tapered cylindrical shapes, produced a large number of hangers and cradles, for example, see the U.S. Letters Pat. Nos. to B. H. King 2,339,413; S. G. Sears 2,443,329; J. J. Fleming 2,639,334; W. V. Fielder, Jr. 3,150,239 and D. T. Ross 3,538,267. Each of these devices were dependent upon the large protuberance of the receiver and transmitter extending laterally from the joining hand-piece and relied heavily upon the area of contact available. With the introduction of the Trimline.RTM. telephones designed by Bell Telephone Laboratories, of the type shown in the patent to S. W. Walden U.S. Pat. No. 3,557,322, the problems of controlling the proper usage of the telephone at the time of hang-up became more critical. These later telephones include a dial or tone buttons in the handset and damage to the handset resulted in a greater cost of repair and/or replacement. While the locking means discussed in the patent to Walden U.S. Pat. No. 3,557,322 is adequate when the device is utilized in the proper fashion, it functions well and its aesthetic appearance is pleasing to the eye, unfortunately, in many environments where there are teen-agers involved, where a patient in a hospital is attempting to hangup the telephone or in rough environments such as aboard ships or aircraft the limited area of contact at the receiver end has proven to be a deficiency.