Combined telephone, telephone handset and telephone answering device

- PhoneMate, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top, right side perspective view of a combined telephone, telephone handset and telephone answering device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view, seen from the bottom, of a telephone handset used in the combined device of FIGS. 1-8;

FIG. 9 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right end view thereof, as seen in FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 13 is a left end view thereof, as seen in FIG. 8.

The telephone handset has been shown separately in FIGS. 8-13 for convenience of illustration.

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Patent History
Patent number: D356087
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 1, 1994
Date of Patent: Mar 7, 1995
Assignee: PhoneMate, Inc. (Torrance, CA)
Inventors: Alastair W. Jarrett (Fullerton, CA), James W. Oblak (Redondo Beach, CA), David A. Sharbaugh (Irvine, CA), Michinari Ueki (Hermosa Beach, CA)
Primary Examiner: Martie Thompson
Assistant Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Law Firm: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Woodward
Application Number: 0/25,431
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Handset To Side Of Dial (D14/151); D14/141