Answering machine

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan viewof an answering machine showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a front, right, and top perspective view thereof.

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  • One page black and white photograph, perspective view, of Conairphone Tapeless Answering System. No Date Provided. One page black and white advertisement, Casio Phonemate Digital Answering Machine with time/day stamp. No Date Provided. One page color photograph, perspective view, Conairphone Tapeless Answering Machine. No Date Provided. One page color photograph, top view, Conairphone Callkeeper Answering Machine. No Date Provided. Best catalog, p. 16, item B, GE Family Digital Answ. Mach., Jan. 1996. Hello Direct, p. 31, Item 3963B Basic Answ. Mach., spr. 1997.
Patent History
Patent number: D416894
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 30, 1998
Date of Patent: Nov 23, 1999
Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN)
Inventor: John Stanley Kolwaite (Indianapolis, IN)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Law Firm: Woodard, Emhardt, Naughton, Moriarty & McNett
Application Number: 0/98,449
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/141
International Classification: 1403;