Telephone

Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a telephone showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the telephone with the handset omitted for convenience of illustration;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the handset, the telephone being omitted for convenience of illustration;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the handset; and,

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of the handset, the opposite side being a mirror image.

A characteristic feature of this design is that the backboard is transparent and is trimmed with a tubular neon light or similar light, and the earpiece is textured to resemble the texture of a basketball and is made of plastic or rubber.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D257446 October 21, 1980 Matsumoto
D260016 July 28, 1981 Thomas
D261507 October 27, 1981 Thomas
D262107 December 1, 1981 Thomas
D262795 January 26, 1982 Thomas
D265197 June 29, 1982 Jones
D287589 January 6, 1987 Huang
D291562 August 25, 1987 Lee
D302796 August 15, 1989 Goolsby
D303684 September 26, 1989 Matsumoto
D321685 November 19, 1991 Bradley et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D341139
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 8, 1991
Date of Patent: Nov 9, 1993
Inventor: Janna L. Brown (Robstown, TX)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Application Number: 7/742,696
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Simulative (D14/143)