Combination telephone and answering set

- Fortel Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front top and right side view of a combination telephone and answering set 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;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front, top and right side perspective view of the stand thereof, and a right side and bottom perspective view of the handset thereof.

The cords of the set are omitted in some views and are shown only fragmentarily in FIG. 6 for ease of illustration.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D227784 July 1973 Jandu et al.
D238585 January 1976 Derwood
D262207 December 8, 1981 Kaczkos
D266162 September 14, 1982 Martinez
D267007 November 23, 1982 Chiou
D279372 June 25, 1985 Baba et al.
D282655 February 18, 1986 Kaku et al.
D283614 April 29, 1986 Somarchini
D284368 June 24, 1986 Stonsbury, 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 Answerer. Best catalog 1984-85; at p. 296, "Cobra" Answer Machine; Model AN3100.
Patent History
Patent number: D296437
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 23, 1985
Date of Patent: Jun 28, 1988
Assignee: Fortel Corporation (Compton, CA)
Inventor: Arthur T. Martinez (Long Beach, CA)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Horace B. Fay
Attorney: Paul R. Wylie
Application Number: 6/779,381
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/52; D14/4; D14/57; D14/63