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Combined dictation unit and telephone answering machine

Granted 20 Mar 1990 · no office action yet

Current assignee: GMAC BUSINESS CREDIT, LLC · originally Dictaphone Corporation

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Inventors: Andrew J. Blance, andor F. Weisz · Examiner: Bernard Ansher · AU 292 · TC 2900

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filed 15 Jan 1987
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US D306731
granted 20 Mar 1990

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front and left…

FIG. 1 is a top, front and left side perspective view of a combined dictation unit and telephone answering machine showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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D14/168D14/154D14/141

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