Telephone answering unit

- Fortel Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top, and right side perspective view of a telephone answering unit showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIGS. 3 and 4 are respectively left and right side elevational views thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The showing of a cord in fragmentary form in FIG. 6 is to indicate indeterminate length and for ease of illustration.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D227784 July 1973 Janda et al.
D238585 January 1976 Derwood
D262207 December 8, 1981 Kaczkos
D266162 September 14, 1982 Martinez
D267007 November 23, 1982 Chioir
D279372 June 25, 1985 Baba et al.
D282655 February 18, 1986 Kaker et al.
D283614 April 29, 1986 Somankini
D284368 June 24, 1986 Stansbury, Jr.
D285554 September 9, 1986 Beaumont et al.
D286404 October 28, 1986 Skigen et al.
Other references
  • Best catalog-1983-84, at p. 332: Record-A-Call Model Cat. 2, Item #5. DAK Industries Inc. catalog-Early Summer 1985: at p. 65; DAK's Voice Print Answering Mach.; top left Fig. B. A. Pargh Co. Inc.; 1983 catalog .COPYRGT.: at p. 33, bottom model KXT1420, Panasonic Answeror. Best catalog 1984-85; at p. 246, "Cobra" Answer Machine; Model AN3100.
Patent History
Patent number: D293568
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 25, 1985
Date of Patent: Jan 5, 1988
Assignee: Fortel Corporation (Compton, CA)
Inventor: Arthur T. Martinez (Long Beach, CA)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Assistant Examiner: Horace B. Fay
Attorney: Paul R. Wylie
Application Number: 6/779,881
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/4; D14/52; D14/60