Telephone mouthpiece cover
FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of a first, currently preferred embodiment of the telephone mouthpiece cover of the invention having a rotatable top, showing the new design with its rotatable top in its open disposition.
FIG. 2 is a front, perspective view of the telephone mouthpiece cover of the embodiment of FIG. 1 showing the new design with its rotatable top in its closed disposition.
FIG. 3 is a plan or top view of the cover embodiment of FIG. 1 in the closed disposition of FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is an underside view of the embodiment of FIG. 3 (closed disposition), with a screw head at the axis of rotation of the rotatable cover.
FIG. 5 is a bottom side view of the embodiment of FIG. 3 (closed disposition).
FIG. 6 is a left side (from the perspective of FIG. 2) view of the embodiment of FIG. 3 (closed disposition).
FIG. 7 is a top side view of the embodiment of FIG. 3 (closed disposition).
FIG. 8 is a right side (from the perspective of FIG. 2) view of the embodiment of FIG. 3 (closed disposition), with an exemplary telephone handset to which the cover is applied partially shown in phantom line.
FIG. 9 is a rear, perspective view, opposite to that of FIG. 1, of the cover likewise showing the new design in its open disposition.
FIG. 10 is a rear, perspective view of a second embodiment of the cover of the invention, in its open disposition, similar in perspective to that of FIG. 9, but with the shown circular open area of FIG. 9 being rectangular in shape in FIG. 10, with all the other views, such as those shown in FIGS. 1-8, being the same for both embodiments; and,
FIG. 11 is a front, perspective view of a third embodiment of the cover of the invention, in its open disposition, substantively identical to the embodiment of FIG. 1, but with its rotatable top and its base lined to show contrasting colors,e.g. the colors red and green.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 26, 1999
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 2000
Inventor: Larry Reed (New Orleans, LA)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Application Number: 0/108,358
