Telephone answering machine

Telephone answering machine

United States Patent D287970

US Patent References:
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Ikuta et al. - October, 1971 - D222444

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Ho - December, 1972 - D225649

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Janda et al. - July, 1973 - D227784

Telephone answering unit
Martinez - September, 1982 - D266162

Video cassette recorder or the like
Bullock et al. - March, 1983 - D268263

Inventors:

Kaku, Noriaki (Fukuoka, JP)

Application Number:

D/591087

Publication Date:

01/27/1987

Filing Date:

03/19/1984

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Assignee:

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP)

Primary Class:

D14/141.200

Field of Search:

D14/1, D14/2, D14/3, D14/4, D14/5, D14/6, D14/52, D14/53, D14/57, D14/59, 179/5.5, 179/6.3CC, 179/6.3MA

US Patent References:

D273863	Telephone	May, 1984	Goodin et al.	D14/53
D282655	Telephone answering machine	February, 1986	Kaku et al.	D14/4

Other References:

Hong Kong Enterprise, vol. 4/1983, p. 259, bottom of page.
Consumer Reports Magazine, May 1983, pp. 219, 246-251 "Telephone Answering Machines".

Primary Examiner:

Ansher, Bernard

Assistant Examiner:

Shooman, Theodore M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Sughrue, Mion Zinn Macpeak And Seas

Claims:

1. The ornamental design for a telephone answering machine, as shown.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a front, top and right side perspective view of a telephone answering machine showing my new design; and

FIG. 2 is a rear, bottom and left side perspective view thereof.