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Control panel for a lighting control unit

Granted 15 Feb 1994 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC · originally Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.

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Inventors: Craig D. DeBoeser, Noel Mayo, Michael J. D'Aleo, Joel S. Spira +2 · Examiner: Wallace R. Burke · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
927937
filed 7 Aug 1992
Publication
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US D344264
granted 15 Feb 1994

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a control panel for a lighting control unit according to a first embodiment of the design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a control panel for a lighting control unit according to a second embodiment of the design;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 6, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 6, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 6, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view of a control panel for a lighting control unit according to a third embodiment of the design;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 11, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 11, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 11, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 16 is a front elevational view of a control panel for a lighting control unit according to a fourth embodiment of the design;

FIG. 17 is a left side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 16, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 18 is a right side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 16, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 16, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 21 is a front elevational view of a control panel for a lighting control unit according to a fifth embodiment of the design;

FIG. 22 is a left side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 21, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 23 is a right side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 24 is a top plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 21, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 25 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 21, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 26 is a front elevational view of a control panel according to a sixth embodiment of the design;

FIG. 27 is a left side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 26, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 28 is a right side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 26 and 27, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 29 is a top plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 26, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 30 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 26, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 31 is a front elevational view of a control panel according to a seventh embodiment of the design;

FIG. 32 is a left side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 31, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 33 is a right side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 31 and 32, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 34 is a top plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 31, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 35 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 31, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 36 is a front elevational view of a control panel according to an eighth embodiment of the design;

FIG. 37 is a left side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 36, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 38 is a right side elevational view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIGS. 36 and 37, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity;

FIG. 39 is a top plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 36, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity; and,

FIG. 40 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 36, with part of the environmental structure removed for clarity.

The rear elevational view of each depicted embodiment has been omitted as it would depict environmental structure only.

The broken line showing is included to show environmental elements only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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