Telephone
FIGS. 1 and 2 are respectively front and rear elevational views of a telephone showing my new design;
FIGS. 3 and 4 are respectively left and right side elevational views thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and
FIG. 6 is an enlarged bottom plan view thereof.
The invention pertains to a novel ornamental design for a telephone which in one preferred embodiment, FIGS. 1-6, comprises a combination telephone handset and base unit with the handset in the form of a golf club such as a wood having a head portion and an elongated handle portion, and the base having the form of a golfing surface with texture, color and contour suggestive of grass and including a raised portion which carries a telephone key pad. The base is further characterized by a simulated or real golf ball positioned on the upper surface thereof.
An alternative embodiment of the invention, FIGS. 7-12, comprises a unitary, self contained, free standing telephone in the form of a golf club similar to the handset of the FIGS. 1-6 embodiment, the earphone, microphone and keypad being contained therein with the keypad being on an under surface of the club and therefore hidden from view when the telephone is placed in its upright, free standing position on a surface.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 25, 1988
Date of Patent: Sep 26, 1989
Inventor: Donald S. Kingery (Glenshaw, PA)
Primary Examiner: Horace B. Fay, Jr.
Law Firm: Carothers & Carothers
Application Number: 7/148,225