Telephone base housing

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view showing the telephone base housing of our new ornamental design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing the contour of the outer surface of the housing, taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 1, further showing, for ilustrative purposes only, a handset in position within the cradle of the base;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing the contour of the outer surface of the housing, taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing the contour of the outer surface of the housing, taken along line 9--9 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing the contour of the outer surface of the housing, taken along line 10--10 of FIG. 1, further showing, for illustrative purposes only, a handset in position within the cradle of the base;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing the contour of the outer surface of the housing, taken along line 11--11 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing the contour of the outer surface of the housing, taken along line 12--12 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view showing the telephone base housing of our new ornamental design, according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a right side elevation thereof, the left side view being substantially a mirror image thereof, the remaining views being otherwise substantially the same as the corresponding views of the embodiment of FIGS. 1-12. All elements shown in broken lines are shown for illustrative purposes only and do not form part of the claimed design.

The embodiment of FIGS. 13-14 is substantially the same as that of FIGS. 1-12 except that the cutout on the left of the base in the embdiment of FIGS. 13-14 has a shorter length, but substantially the same depth and also has a smoothly curving contour; and

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of the base according to FIG. 1, without the section lines.

The broken line showings throughout the views are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D394257
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 5, 1996
Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
Assignee: Vtech Communications Ltd.
Inventors: Joseph Chan Ka Hung (Sai Kung), Pang Chi-Kong (Tsuen Wan)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Law Firm: Dick and Harris
Application Number: 0/59,214
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Freestanding (5) (D14/149)
International Classification: 1403;