Telephone base

- AT&T
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of an embodiment of a telephone base showing our new design intended to be common for all embodiments, with the only difference between the embodiments residing in variation in the length and/or width as illustrated in FIGS. 17 and 19, the base, which is adjustable and removable, being adjusted to the low position;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top, front and right side perspective of the telephone set of FIG. 1 view with the base adjusted to the high position;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top, front and right side perspective view of the telephone set of FIG. 1 with the base removed for use in a wall mounted configuration;

FIG. 14 is a right side elevational view, the left side being a mirror image thereof for use in a wall mounted configuration;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top, front and right side perspective of a second embodiment thereof, with the base adjusted to the low position;

FIG. 18 is a right side elevational view, the left side being a mirror image thereof except for the two groves that orthogonally extend downward from the top of the telephone set;

FIG. 19 is a top, front and right side perspective of a third embodiment thereof with the base adjusted to a low position; and,

FIG. 20 is a right side elevational view, the left side being a mirror image thereof except for the two groves that orthogonally extend downward from the top of the telephone set.

The broken lines showing push-buttons handset receptacle, and a display are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The broken line showing of display areas in FIG. 19, and an abbreviated wall portion in FIG. 14, is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D326649
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 24, 1990
Date of Patent: Jun 2, 1992
Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ)
Inventors: Richard M. Joffe (Teaneck, NJ), John N. McGarvey (Drexel Hill, PA), Russell S. Peak (Atlanta, GA), A. U. Sulijoadikusumo (Manalapan, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Horace B. Fay, Jr.
Attorney: Ronald D. Slusky
Application Number: 7/633,447