Telephone answering device

- AT&T
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of a telephone answering device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of the telephone answering device illustrated in FIGS. 1-6;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6; and

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6.

The bottom of the telephone answering device of the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 6 is plain and unornamented. The right and left sides of the telephone answering device of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6 are identical to those of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D193554 September 1962 Severson
D218751 September 1970 Zierhut
D256689 September 2, 1980 McCain
D272341 January 24, 1984 Martinez
D284854 July 29, 1986 Vaillant
Other references
  • W. Bell & Co., 1985 Catalog, .COPYRGT.1984, p. 288, Item 5, Phone-Mate 3000. Evans Distributors & Jewelers 1984-1985 Catalog, .COPYRGT.1984, p. 306 top of page, Items 1-4. Bang & Olufsen Brochure, p. 4, Beosystem 1900.
Patent History
Patent number: D289155
Type: Grant
Filed: May 30, 1986
Date of Patent: Apr 7, 1987
Assignee: AT&T Information Systems (Holmdel, NJ)
Inventors: Richard R. Brooks (Greenwood, IN), David C. Danielson (New Canaan, CT), Jerome M. Gotway (Indianapolis, IN), John N. McGarvey (Drexel Hill, PA), Alvin R. Tilley (Red Bank, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Theodore M. Shooman
Attorney: Michael A. Morra
Application Number: 6/869,263
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/4; D14/52; D14/3