Marked retractile telephone cord
Latest American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Technologies, Inc. Patents:
FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of our new design for a marked retractile cord having a logotype on outer surfaces of the convolutions of the cordage with modular plugs terminating the ends of the coiled cordage and appearing as it may be disposed on a desk or hanging from a wall-mounted telephone;
FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the retractile cord of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of a portion of the cord of FIG. 1 in an extended position such as when a handset of telephone apparatus to which the cord is connected is moved apart from a base to which the cord also is connected;
FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of our new design for a marked retractile cord having a logotype on inner surfaces of the convolutions of a length of cordage and showing a portion of the length of cordage in an extended condition to expose the logotype; and
FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of our new design for a marked retractile cord having logotypes on inner and on outer surfaces of the convolutions of a length of cordage which has been wound to provide the cord and showing a portion of the length of the cordage extended to expose the logotypes on the inner surfaces.
The plugs are shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only.
| D271762 | December 13, 1983 | Manning et al. |
| 1635750 | July 1927 | Jenks |
| 1931610 | October 1933 | Johnstone |
| 2316149 | April 1943 | Bates |
| 2992292 | July 1961 | Brown |
| 4373766 | February 15, 1983 | Johnston |
| 4648682 | March 10, 1987 | Tubbs |
| 221283 | July 1968 | SEX |
- DaBurn Electronics & Cable Corp. catalog 26-S, Retractive Communication C Cord, Hardward Age, 7-16-1959, p. 607, Cable.
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 24, 1987
Date of Patent: Apr 3, 1990
Assignee: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Technologies, Inc. (Berkeley Heights, NJ)
Inventors: Douglas S. Moore (Phoenix, AZ), Theodore M. Trujillo (Glendale, AZ), Charles L. Woods (Phoenix, AZ)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Attorney: Edward W. Somers
Application Number: 7/18,128
