Telephone answering instrument

- GTE Communication Systems
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the side opposite being substantially a mirror image thereof except for the omission of the three side buttons; and

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The bottom of the telephone answering instrument is plane and unornamented.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D247566 March 21, 1978 Jensen
D266503 October 12, 1982 Pulos et al.
D284963 August 5, 1986 Imazeki
D292090 September 29, 1987 Shintomi
Other references
  • Home Furnishings Daily, 12/16/85, p. 116, top right-record a call model 2020. B. A. Pargh, 1985, spring/summer catalog, p. 232, top left-record a call 690 electric t.m. vox.
Patent History
Patent number: D296688
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 23, 1985
Date of Patent: Jul 12, 1988
Assignee: GTE Communication Systems (Northlake, IL)
Inventor: John Maliskas (Newtown, CT)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Theodore M. Shooman
Attorney: Robert J. Black
Application Number: 6/812,032
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/4; D14/3