Telephone answering machine

- Dialatron Limited
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 5 is a top right perspective view with the tape cover opened.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D282655 February 18, 1986 Kakin et al.
D293780 January 19, 1988 Martinez
D296689 July 12, 1988 Shintomi
D298316 November 1, 1988 Maliskas
D298318 November 1, 1988 Doi
D299717 February 7, 1989 Fukutomo
D302690 August 8, 1989 Murakami et al.
Other references
  • Best Catalog, 1986-1987, .COPYRGT.1986: pp. 294, 295, Answering Phones. W. Bell & Co., 1987-1988 Catalog, .COPYRGT.1987: at p. 191--Answering Phones, Sony, PhoneMate; Code-A-Phone; Unisonic, etc. GTE Supply--Customer Premise Equipment, Answering Machines, pp. 96, 97, 98, note p. 98.
Patent History
Patent number: D311184
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 28, 1989
Date of Patent: Oct 9, 1990
Assignee: Dialatron Limited (Chessington)
Inventor: Paul Appleby (London)
Primary Examiner: Horace B. Fay, Jr.
Law Firm: Harness, Dickey & Pierce
Application Number: 7/372,953
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/141