Telephone answering device
United States Patent D289155
US Patent References:
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Severson - September, 1962 - D193554

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Automatic telephone answering device
McCain - September, 1980 - D256689

Telephone answering unit
Martinez - January, 1984 - D272341

Central casing unit for associated telephone sets of an intercommunication system
Vaillant - July, 1986 - D284854


Inventors:
Brooks, Richard R. (Greenwood, IN)
Danielson, David C. (New Canaan, CT)
Gotway, Jerome M. (Indianapolis, IN)
Mcgarvey, John N. (Drexel Hill, PA)
Tilley, Alvin R. (Red Bank, NJ)
Application Number:
D/869263
Publication Date:
04/07/1987
Filing Date:
05/30/1986
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Assignee:
AT&T Information Systems (Holmdel, NJ)
Primary Class:
Field of Search:
D14/1, D14/2, D14/3, D14/4, D14/5, D14/6, D14/52, D14/57, D14/60, 179/6.03, 179/6.06, 179/6.09, 179/84VF, 179/6.01
Other References:
W. Bell & Co., 1985 Catalog, .COPYRGT.1984, p. 288, Item 5, Phone-Mate 3000.
Evans Distributors & Jewelers 1984-1985 Catalog, .COPYRGT.1984, p. 306 top of page, Items 1-4.
Bang & Olufsen Brochure, p. 4, Beosystem 1900.
Primary Examiner:
Ansher, Bernard
Assistant Examiner:
Shooman, Theodore M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Morra, Michael A.
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for a telephone answering device, as shown anddescribed.

Description:

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of the telephone answering device illustrated in FIGS. 1-6;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6; and

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6.

The bottom of the telephone answering device of the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 6 is plain and unornamented. The right and left sides of the telephone answering device of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6 are identical to those of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1.