Combination handset and base telephone

Description

FIGS. 1 and 2 are respectively front and rear elevational views of a combination handset and base telephone showing my new design;

FIGS. 3 and 4 are respectively left and right side elevational views; and

FIGS. 5 and 6 are respectively top and bottom plan views thereof.

The electric telephone coiled cord shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 5 is not shown in the other figures for convenience of illustration and clarity in showing other feature elements.

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 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.

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Patent History
Patent number: D311186
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 10, 1989
Date of Patent: Oct 9, 1990
Inventor: Donald S. Kingery (Glenshaw, PA)
Primary Examiner: Horace B. Fay, Jr.
Law Firm: Carothers & Carothers
Application Number: 7/335,534
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Simulative (D14/143)